Foster, coordinator of the Aquatic Collection at the U. of Alaska Museum, has selected over 100 of the most common Alaskan bivalves and shows readers how to identify each species through keys and b&am
Patrick O'Neill grew up in Alaska in the 1920s and 1930s. He lied about his age to get his first job in mining and later became president of International Mining Corporation. He served in the Army Air
Bird watchers, ornithologists, and wildlife managers will find in Birds of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska virtually all the information available about Seward Peninsula birds - from rare visitants to ov
Marine scientist Knebel pursues an interest in ethnology, natural history, and photography in his native Alaska. Here he documents the ancient stone carvings on the southwest end of Kodiak Island. In
This landmark volume will stand for decades as one of the most comprehensive studies of a hunter-gatherer population ever written. In this third and final volume in a series on the early contact perio
The southern coast of Alaska stretches over six hundred miles, its sweeping crescent studded with glaciers and beaches that connect temperate rainforest to frozen islands. While its soaring beauty att
Using his expertise in biochemistry, Feeney relates the history of polar exploration to the history of the science of nutrition. He discusses how advances in food preservation helped make possible hum
Between 1921 and 1924, Knud Rasmussen led a small band of colleagues in a journey of investigation across the top of North America. The full scientific report of that 20,000-mile trek by dog sled f
