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Icebound Empire Click Picture of Cover for Larger View Tower, Elizabeth $19.95 Icebound Empire is about industry and politics on the Last Frontier. It is the epic story of three men caught up in the early twentieth century battle for control of Alaska's land and resources. George Cheever Hazelet, Stephen Birch, and David Henry Jarvis were prime movers in the most ambitious early Alaska development initiative -- the Morgan-Guggenheim Alaska Syndicate. These three men convinced New York investors to provide capital to build the Kennecott copper mines and the Copper river and Northwestern Railway, but opposition from political opportunists, Eastern conservationists and muckraking journalists stifled further industrial development on the last frontier. In Search of the Tundra Daisy Click Picture of Cover for Larger View White, Craig $17.95 Disillusioned with life in the city, and spurred on by childhood dreams of adventure and discovery, a young geologist take a chance and moves his family to Alaska during the 1970s' pipeline boom. Awed and humbled by the Great Land and its unpredictable inhabitants--animal and human--he begins a 20-year search for the elusive tundra daisy--a giant oilfield with the potential to put him and his discovery o the map. Unexpectedly, however, this young explorer's search yields more than black gold when he discovers that life's greatest lessons are often learned under difficult circumstances. A mix of harrowing, humorous, and heartwarming true stories, Craig White's Tundra Daisy embodies the spirit of a real Alaskan, and recaptures a bygone era of discovery in the Last Frontier. In the Light of the Night Click Picture of Cover for Larger View Boylan, Janet $17.95 In the Light of the Night and Dark of the Day Tales of Alaskans at Work and Play. Suddenly one ski broke through the ice, and the snow machine threw me and landed on its side in about a foot of overflow. Jan Boylan I unzipped my jacket and put my arms around Mick to try to save body heat. Bill Churchill Ashen-faced, the driver rolled down the window and asked, "Did you crash? Is everybody alright?" Evan SwensenThere was the caribou ghost, covered with snow, following me. Robert J. Cacy ...a "white tornado" came ripping through the bog and scattered the boards everywhere, driving two-by-fours through the back of the house. Robert Ferrin Gilmore Our mother was the main hunter in the family, teaching my brothers her many skills. She would hitch up a few dogs to a small sled, dress in her parka, and wolf mukluks, take down her 22rifle or 20 gauge shotgun from the gun rack, and off she'd go for a day of hunting. Rosanna Troseth Inky the Raven Click Picture of Cover for Larger View Wi', Raven $14.95 Inky the Raven is based on the true story of a pet crow that my mother raised when she was a young girl. His name was Inky. Mother told me he was smart and got into a lot of trouble because he was curious. Inky the Raven is the first of a series of Inky's adventures during his long life. I hope you and your children enjoy the tales of Inky and the little girl who loved him. Raven Wi' It's Okay Mom Click Picture of Cover for Larger View Thompson, Linda $19.95 It's Okay Mom is the true Alaskan story of Linda Thompson, mother of three children, all with challenges. It begins with life in the wilderness of Lake Clark region before her first son is born. Once baby Erik is in her arms, people want her to institutionalize him. When her twins are born, she faces life and death at the hospital. Her husband's job slowly draws him away when they move to the capital, Juneau, and he becomes the Director of Subsistence under Governor Sheffield. The marriage is slowly crushed. Linda returns to the wilderness of Alaska to be a Bush teacher, raising her surviving boys alone, standing by them no matter what. It's Okay Mom is a story of trust, love of family, and triumph over adversity. Iv'e Got My Gold Pan Click Picture of Cover for Larger View Wilkerson, Norma $9.95 I've Got My Gold Pan, An Alaska Gold Miner's Ballad, is a delightful story and ballad about the typical gold miner that passed through Alaska in search of gold. They worked hard, were persistent, never stayed in one spot in Alaska very long, but were always filled with hope. I've Got My Gold Pan, An Alaska Gold Miner's Ballad, may be read or sung using expressions of the miner's present condition. It's a story without an end—but it's a happy one. This is a fun book to be enjoyed by everyone again and again.