Wholesale Specialty Distributor – Books, Gifts, Charts    *    Print Service –  Books, Banners, Stickers & More   *   OPEN A WHOLESALE ACCOUNT

Refine search Refine search

PAR826
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA
Product Type : Magnet
Dimensions (IN): 3.5 x 2.5
$995
+
FMC009
Contours:  5 meter Scale:  1:56,300 GPS Data:  Yes Water Type:  Salt Region/State(s):  Canada Price:  $10.95 UPC:  761428 101037
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 4.2 Folded
ISBN: 761428101037
$1095
+
PGN416
"A cookbook that celebrates abundance, and pays tribute to precious landscapes that offer us such satisfying meals." Food & Wine magazine Follow the Salmon Sisters as they celebrate the seasons through the food, traditions, and rituals of their Alaskan home. Lush photography, charming illustrations, 60 comforting recipes, and 35 traditions showcase and honor the untamed spirit, natural bounty, and seasonal rhythms of land and sea. Open up the rich pages of  Harvest & Heritage  and step into another world. A landscape dotted with berries, wildflowers, and moose, an ocean rich with salmon, seafood, and kelp. A place of...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Emma Teal Laukitis , Claire Neaton
ISBN: 9781632174338
$3500
+
IPS246
Pedro and his pan go on an exciting adventure together―to strike gold! They hike mountains, whack through bushes, and wade through streams as they sift through dirt and gravel in search of the hidden nuggets just waiting to be found.   Inspired by the true story of Felix Pedro, a prospector who launched one of the richest gold rushes in Alaska’s history, the book offers a glimpse into American history as well as educates how gold panning works in a fun and exciting way.  Pedro’s Pan  is a whimsical tale of one man and his gold pan’s journey in the wake of the Gold Rush.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 10 x 10
Author: Matthew Lasley
ISBN: 9781513139135
$1399
+
AVK133
Identify Alaska birds with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Make bird-watching in Alaska even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous bird guide, field identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area. This handy book features 156 species of Alaska birds organized by color for ease of use. Full-page photographs present the species as you’ll see them in nature, and a “compare” feature helps you to decide between look-alikes. Inside you’ll find: 156 species:...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 4.38 x 6 x 0.75"
Author: Stan Tekiela
ISBN: 9781647553661
$1895
+
FHPCON02
Whitewater Classics features top whitewater destinations from the jungles of Mexico to the tundra of Alaska. The continent's most notable rivers and most influential paddlers are chronicled in this instant classic of river literature.Part guide book, part history book, and part story book, Whitewater Classics is a must for any whitewater enthusiast.
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.9 x 7
Author: Tyler Williams
ISBN: 9780966491937
$2695
+
IPS137
With bright color photographs and completely up-to-date information, this authoritative guidebook introduces adventurers and harvesters to more than 80 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants. Alaska’s Wild Plants   is the perfect guide to tuck in your backpack as you explore Alaska’s lands. Now reorganized to be more user friendly with a new introduction to foraging, this informative book will help you discover the bounty of the land and its plants around you. Understand basic principles to foraging and easy plant preparations. Learn about each plant's nutritional content, and medicinal and culinary...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Janice Schofield
ISBN: 9781513262789
$1999
+
LBC121
For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure.   During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals.   In March of 2012, she and her...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Caroline Van Hemert
ISBN: 9780316414449
$1899
+
LDG003
New from LaDonna Gundersen, Author of the popular, Salmon, Dessert and Friends.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 8.75
Author: LaDonna Gundersen
ISBN: 9781578339518
$2495
+
IHP_OT1841
This chart is made from a scan of an actual historic chart and is presented as the original with all of the marks, tears and stains.  Printed on heavy-duty paper Custom sizing available. Contact us for more info Comes rolled a a cardboard tube Suitable for framing Our collection of historical charts is gathered from  historicalcharts.noaa.gov .  Office of Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection   covers the land and waters of the United States of America, including territories and possessions (past and present).  Today's Office of Coast Survey traces its charting efforts back to 1807, when...
Product Type : Chart
Nautical Chart Type: Decorative Chart
Dimensions (IN): 36 wide x 42 high
$2495
+
WFP120
The Denali National Park and Preserve Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic map, ideal, lightweight references to take hiking or driving while exploring this spectacular region. Waterford's folding pocket-sized Denali Wildlife guide is a beautifully illustrated reference to over 100 familiar and unique species of animals and includes a regional map of the area. National Geographic's Denali National Park and Preserve Trails Illustrated Map is a waterproof, tear-resistant map that features detailed topographic information of the region, useful traveling tips, plus up-to-date information on trails,...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 9
ISBN: 9781583559253
$1795
+
ABI001
When Captain Larry Hills attempted to rescue his deckhand, he too was tragically caught in the lines that whipped and wrapped the two men against the net reel of the trawler like captured fish. In the moment before the deckhand’s death he was the only one who heard Larry’s cold realization: “We’re dead.” Thus began the gripping 40-hour torture as Larry waited for rescue or death. In February 1982, the Coast Guard worked this North Pacific search and rescue, which still remains unforgettable in Coast Guard annals. This is the story of a man’s continued courage to fight his way through the lonely and painful hours of survival and disability...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 0.6 x 9
Author: Abigail B. Calkin Ph.D.
ISBN: 9780615591933
$1895
+
PMP012
Venturing by boat on the West Coast of Vancouver Island gives access to areas many people dream about.   This book reflects on destinations on the west side of the island, including inlets, sounds, harbours and small villages that the author has visited. The book discusses alternative ways for boat owners to circumnavigate Vancouver Island. Or visit by using a trailerable boat.   Some of the popular attractions on the coast as well as a number of obscure, seldom visited destinations are included.    It also refers toi snippets of coastal history including references to some First Nations villages.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: Peter Vassilopoulos
$2695
+
WFP185
Pollinators in Alaska include bats, bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, moths, wasps, flies, and beetles. These beneficial species are both beautiful to observe and critical to the preservation of the state's diverse eco-system and agriculture. This portable folding guide includes illustrations and descriptions of 140 species and a back-panel map featuring some of the state's top nature viewing hot spots. A handy field reference and perfect take-along guide for visitors and nature enthusiasts of all ages.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 8.25 X 3.69
Author: James Kavanagh
ISBN: 9781620054420
$795
+
FGG108
This Folding Guide includes 60 marine fishes, both common and exotic, found in the Gulf of Alaska. Includes both nearshore and deeper water species pelagics, skates, sharks, rockfishes, salmon, sole, and more. Detailed illustrations, descriptions, typical length and weight are included. Val Kells, is the award-winning illustrator of many field guides including the Field Guide to Coastal Fishes from Alaska to California (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016) from which the illustrations in this guide are taken.
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 4.0 x 0.2 x 9.0"
Author: Val Kells
ISBN: 9781621262770
$995
+
IPS011
A collection of twenty stories showcasing the supernatural legends and unsolved mysteries of Southeast Alaska, with a focus on the region between Yakutat and Petersburg, where the author has lived his entire life, writing, teaching, guiding, commercial fishing, and investigating ghost stories. Each chapter is rooted in Bjorn’s own adventures and will intertwine fascinating history, interviews, and his reflections. Bjorn’s writing, sometimes poignant and often wickedly funny, brings to mind Hunter S. Thompson and Patrick McManus. Chapters touch on legends such as Alexander Baranov, Soapy Smith, James Wickersham, and the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Bjorn Dihle
ISBN: 9781943328949
$1699
+
PAR824
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Product Type : Magnet
Dimensions (IN): 3.5 x 3
$995
+
SMP035
This spellbinding work chronicles a desperate sea rescue off the coast of Alaska and an electrifying look at the U. S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue crews. Map.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 95
Author: Spike Walker
ISBN: 9780312302566
$2099
+
IPS014
Writer and fisherman Joe Upton recounts the riveting stories of explorers of the past and seafarers of the present in JOURNEYS THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE. His chronicle offers events vivid in their telling: the journey of widow  Muriel Blanchet, who solo navigated a small vessel in the 1930s with her five children; the failed meeting of explorers Alexander Mackenzie and George Vancouver in 1793; countless sinkings; and tales from the author's own experiences plying this legendary waterway.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joe Upton
ISBN: 9780882407401
$1495
+
WFP099
Alberta Wildlife is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide for the nature enthusiast. The beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and insects and includes a map featuring prominent province-wide wildlife sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this handy guides is a great source of portable information and ideal for field use by novices and experts alike.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 8.25 x 3.69
Author: James Kavanagh
ISBN: 9781583552810
$795
+
IPS055
With nearly 50 species of berries that grow wild in Alaska, this collection takes the more abundant and popular species and shares 200 tried-and-true berry recipes that have been Alaskan favorites for decades. In this newly updated edition of  The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook , brightened with a fresh design and re-edited and modernized with an all-new foreword and glossary, you’ll find a range of berry recipes that go far beyond the usual limited sampling. Mouth-watering recipes include classic desserts, such as blueberry-lemon pie and strawberry mousse, to more unique ones, such as salmonberry cake, but there are also sections for...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Cookbook
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Alaska Northwest Books
ISBN: 9781513261195
$2199
+
UWP001
As  Four Thousand Hooks  opens, an Alaskan fishing schooner is sinking. It is the summer of 1972, and the sixteen-year-old narrator is at the helm. Backtracking from the gripping prologue, Dean Adams describes how he came to be a crew member on the  Grant  and weaves a tale of adventure that reads like a novel―with drama, conflict, and resonant portrayals of halibut fishing, his ragtag shipmates, maritime Alaska, and the ambiguities of family life. At sea, the  Grant 's crew teach Dean the daily tasks of baiting thousands of longline hooks and handling the catch, and on shore they lead him through the seedy bars and guilty...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Dean J. Adams
ISBN: 9780295993331
$1995
+
SMC001
"Wildly Inside" transports you through the Inside Passage of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska--a visual journey where you'll smell the muskiness of a whale's breath, hear the thunderous waves of a wide-awake ocean, feel the reverberations of the big ships passing by, and be totally awestruck by the magic of it all. Travel through the Salish Sea, the Great Bear Rainforest, and coastal Southeast Alaska via imagery created largely at the pace of a kayak. Witness the beauty of this remarkable seascape while learning about the creatures who make their homes here. This photo book makes a lovely companion to the author's award-winning...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 8
Author: Susan Marie Conrad
ISBN: 9780578501352
$2495
+
WWN830
An Explorer's 50 Hikes guide to one of Alaska's most stunning outdoor getaways. The Kenai Peninsula, with its proximity to Anchorage, is unarguably the gateway to the great outdoors of Alaska for vast numbers of visitors and locals alike. The Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes series, with its strength in providing the kind of narrative descriptions that allow you to choose which hikes to actually take and the critically acclaimed maps that make sure you make it back from where you were hiking, will provide any walker or hiker with the right tools for visiting one of the most beautiful regions on the planet. 50 black-and-white photographs and...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Hiram Rogers
ISBN: 9781581573732
$2295
+
HMC337
In waters as far and icy as the Bering Sea, a fierce, lost young woman finds herself through the hard work of fishing and the stubborn love of real friendship.   Tara Marconi has made her way from Philly to “the Rock,” a remote island in Alaska governed by the seasons. Her mother’s death left her unmoored, with a seemingly impassable rift between her and her father. But in this majestic, rugged frontier she works her way up the commercial fishing ladder—from hatchery assistant all the way to king crabber. Disciplined from years as a young boxer, she learns anew what it means to work,...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 1 x 8.2
Author: Brendan Jones
ISBN: 9780544325265
$1899
+
BEN027
Alaska truly is the Last Frontier. No other publication can display this rugged scenery and recreation potential with more precision than Benchmark's Alaska Road & Recreation Atlas. The Landscape Maps reveal landforms with amazing realism and detail, clearly showing how the state's vast network of roads, waterways, and recreation landmarks fit into the landscape. A complete Recreation Guide lists a myriad of outdoor activities. Arranged by category and boasting unequalled insight and detail, it is the ideal planning tool from a simple scouting trip to an extended exploration. Benchmark field-checkers drove several thousand miles to...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 10.5 x 15
ISBN: 9780929591148
$2495
+
IPS187
Living Within the Wild   features over 100 original recipes, accompanied by personal stories and stunning photographs, to illustrate the lives of one Alaska family that has learned to live well amidst the intense but scenic backcountry of Alaska. "When I stayed five nights at Winterlake Lodge in Alaska, I looked forward to my breakfast, lunch, and dinner to see what delicious creations chef Mandy Dixon would serve me and my crew. She did not disappoint and these dishes are all in her terrific new cookbook,   Living Within the Wild . Some are so good, I just might steal them and put in my next cookbook. Don't worry, I'll give Mandy...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Jack Kerouac
ISBN: 9780802130747
$3499
+
KGV001
Travel Alaska's magnificent Inside Passage aboard Alaska Marine Ferries. View spectacular fjords, hanging glaciers, icebergs and marine wildlife along this designated National Scenic Highway. Depart the ferry with your RV and experience the coastal communities of the Inside Passage.
Product Type : DVD
ISBN: 890269001500
$1495
+
SKY061
The third novel in McCloskey’s thrilling saga of the Alaskan fishermen.Twenty years after his greenhorn days in William McCloskey’s bestselling novel Highliners, Hank Crawford stands tall as a respected fishing captain in Kodiak, Alaska.Set amongst the tumult of the early 1980s, Raiders follows the struggles of the Alaskan fishermen as they regain control of their fishing grounds from the fleets of foreign companies, who have been plundering their bays. But such companies aren’t deterred, and instead contract American boats to catch the fish for them. In order to keep his family afloat—he...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: William B. McCloskey Jr.
ISBN: 9781626360624
$1695
+
FRM003
A stunning guide to this amazing phenomenon! Side one features four beautiful images of the Aurora borealis seen in Alaska. Side two has images and text that explain it, along with a satellite view map of the state. The card features sturdy lamination, 5.5" x 8.5" with hole for lanyard.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
ISBN: 9781601905208
$599
+
MOU080
An indispensable resource for hiking, skiing, paddling, and climbing the backcountry of Southcentral AlaskaAll trips completely updated with seven new, comprehensive trips, and 18 new side trips70,000 copies of previous editions sold! The most current information on newly available maps and new trip summary tables for easy trip planningFrom woodland and tundra hikes to float trips and winter excursions, there are actually over 135 ways to discover the Southcentral Alaska in this book. Completely revised, it includes seven new trips, such as the Kesugi Ridge, a four-day high country trek in Denali State Park. Also included is information...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.2
Author: Helen D Nienhueser & John Wolfe Jr.
ISBN: 9780898867916
$1895
+
FMC010
Contours:  5 meter Scale:  1:100,000 GPS Data:  Yes Water Type:  Salt Region/State(s):  Canada Price:  $10.95 UPC:  761428 101013
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 4.2 Folded
ISBN: 761428101013
$1495
+
UWP006
Among Southeast Alaska's best-known tourist attractions are its totem parks, showcases for monumental wood sculptures by Tlingit and Haida artists. Although the art form is centuries old, the parks date back only to the waning years of the Great Depression, when the US government reversed its policy of suppressing Native practices and began to pay Tlingit and Haida communities to restore older totem poles and move them from ancestral villages into parks designed for tourists. Dramatically altering the patronage and display of historic Tlingit and Haida crests, this New Deal restoration project had two key aims: to provide economic aid...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Emily L. Moore
ISBN: 9780295743936
$3995
+
GPT250
A complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing the state’s gems and minerals Rockhounding Alaska  is a must-have book for collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils in the Last Frontier. This guidebook features an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide to seventy-five collecting locations that stretch from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Circle, with treasures ranging from ancient fossilized sea creatures to precious gems and gold nuggets. A complete and accurate guidebook to the state’s vast riches, Rockhounding Alaska is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels....
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.1 x 9
Author: Montana Hodges
ISBN: 9781493034000
$2495
+
PAR185
This item is available by special order. Please read the full description below.
Product Type : Display
Dimensions (IN): 32" x 17"
PAR825
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Product Type : Magnet
Dimensions (IN): 3.5 x 2.5
$1095
+
PAR759
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Location: R3
Product Type : Magnet
Dimensions (IN): 3.5 x 3
$995
+
MOU130
Features hiking, skiing, paddling, biking, and more New and substantially revised trips with all new full-color photos and maps throughout Emphasis on traverses and loop trips for both summer and winter, always with simpler and shorter options Originally published in 1972, the classic guide known as  55 Ways to the Wilderness in Southcentral Alaska  has been fully updated and reinvented as  Alaska Adventure 55 Ways . This robust reboot covers a diverse range of activities for year-round fun, from quick day trips to adventures that could extend to a week or longer, including canoe trails, wilderness cabins,...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 8.5
Author: John & Rebecca Wolfe
ISBN: 9781680515428
$2495
+
WFP121
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic map, ideal, lightweight references to take hiking or driving while exploring this spectacular region. Waterford's folding pocket-sized Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve wildlife guide – produced with the assistance of Alaska Geographic – is a beautifully illustrated reference to over 140 familiar and unique species of animals and plants. National Geographic's Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Trails Illustrated Map is a waterproof, tear-resistant map that features detailed topographic information of the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 9
ISBN: 9781583559284
$1795
+
SMP063
If you never sailed, sailed once, or have sailed for a lifetime, this book is perfect for beginners but deep enough content for those interested in going beyond basics. Revised and expanded to include racing and GPS navigation, The Complete Sailor is not just a how-to sail book, but a book that teaches you how to become a sailor.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.2 x 5.4 x 1
Author: Mark Sundeen
ISBN: 9780312672546
$1999
+
ARC102
For sled dogracing fans worldwide, the most important calendar day is the first Saturday in March, when teams convene for the start of mushings Superbowlthe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. Every year, as it has since 1973, this ultimate challenge begins in the states most populated city, Anchorage, and then dives into the Alaska Bush on a historic trail that wends over mountain ranges, along frozen rivers, and onto the Bering Sea ice. The finish line lies 1,000-plus miles away in Nome, beneath a giant, burled archway. There, dogs and their drivers are greeted by masses of locals, vacationing fans, officials, media, and other mushers...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Tricia Brown
ISBN: 9781467131049
$2199
+
MOU109
More than 150 stunning images, featuring the “Big Five”: caribou, Dall sheep, grizzly, moose, and wolf Both an educational overview and a tourist-oriented gift book Includes all of Alaska’s iconic wildlife species From grizzlies, Dall sheep, and the elusive wolverine to bald eagles and the common ground squirrel, photographer Tom Walker displays birds, mammals, and more from work that spans four decades. This is a “Best of” collection from a celebrated Alaskan writer and photographer. Captions focus on factual natural history interpretation; for example: “An Arctic ground squirrel’s body temperature can drop below 32...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
Author: Tom Walker
ISBN: 9781594859823
$1895
+
PGN437
**The National Bestseller** From the acclaimed, bestselling author of   Turn Right at Machu Picchu , a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury "floating university," populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including the anti-capitalist eco-prophet John Muir. Those aboard encountered a land of immeasurable beauty and impending environmental calamity. More than a hundred years later, Alaska is still America's most...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Mark Adams
ISBN: 9781101985120
$1800
+
PAR617
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA
Product Type : Magnet
Dimensions (IN): 3.9 x 3.3
$995
+
HPC137
Fishing with Gubby is the marvelously illustrated, authentic account of one season in the life of a salmon fisherman. Based on actual events, the story is told by award-winning children's illustrator Kim La Fave and former fisherman Gary Kent. Together they make the wharfs, boats, fishermen and villages of the BC coast come alive with remarkable detail and humour.Gubby is a salmon fisherman who lives with his wife Millie and cat Puss in a small seaside village on the west coast of British Columbia. He keeps his boat, the Flounder--a 36-foot west coast salmon troller--at a local wharf with many other boats.Gubby's journey first takes him up...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 12.25 x 9.29
Author: Gary, Kent
ISBN: 9781550174977
$1495
+
ARC100
In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through the melting ice, and the Inuit way of whalingin fact, their entire livelihoodwould be forever changed. Baleen was worth nearly $5 a pound. But the new trading posts brought guns, alcohol, and disease. In 1905, a new type of whaling using modern steel whale-catchers and harpoon cannons appeared along the Alaskan coast. Yet the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Dale Vinnedge
ISBN: 9781467130240
$2499
+
WWN843
A hiker’s companion to the best treks within striking distance of Alaska’s largest city 50 color photographs, 50 maps
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Lisa Maloney
ISBN: 9781682682913
$2295
+