Our Alaska: Personal Stories about Living in the North [Hardcover]

Mike Doogan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001

Many influential visitors have written about Alaska, among them John Muir, John McPhee, and James Michener. In OUR ALASKA, award-winning writer and editor Mike Doogan forges an eclectic collection of stories both charmingly simple and thoughtfully profound, from a variety of Alaskan writers. These are real stories: among them tales of the solitude of Lake Minchumina; growing up aboard a fishing trawler; being a "tourist herder" near Nome; the rich, powerful meaning of the Koyukon Indian "Hutlani" code; a black man's fateful decision to pass up a lucrative job in Washington, D.C., in favor of what Alaska offered his family; a woman's emotional memories of flying to Juneau to see her father after her parents' divorce; the notion that riding the state ferries in Southeast may be the "calmest form of public transportation in the U.S."; an activist's view of how Alaska came to grips with its oil development; and the importance of berry-picking to a city dweller.

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About the Author

Mike Doogan, a long-time former newspaper reporter and columnist, is a member of the Alaska Legislature. He has a master of fine arts degree in creative writing and literary arts from the University of Alaska Anchoragee. Doogan wrote FASHION MEANS YOUR FUR HAT IS DEAD, both published by Epicenter Press.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Epicenter Press (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945397984
• ISBN-13: 978-0945397984
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,719,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)