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Kindle Edition: Alaska and the Klondike
‘Alaska and the Klondike, Early Writings and Historic Photographs,’ compiled and edited by Helen Hegener, was published May 10, 2018, and is now available as an Amazon Kindle eBook.
Charting an unknown country, exploring a wondrous land, searching for gold, delivering freight and mail beyond where any roads would reach, these were the exciting topics of books which became northland classics, with titles such as ‘Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled,’ ‘The Land of Tomorrow,’ and ‘Along Alaska’s Great River.’
Wonderful photographs accompany the often colorful writings of Frederick Schwatka, Hudson Stuck, Robert Service, Josiah Edward Spurr, and many others as they tell of adventures, explorations, fortunes won and lost, and the magnificent promise of our great northern lands. Read the words of those intrepid travelers who accepted the challenge of the north and left an indelible mark in their writing of it. Their first-hand observations are invaluable to understanding the history, as when world traveller Frank Carpenter noted while touring the construction of the Alaska Railroad: “I was so fortunate as to see Anchorage in the stump, tent, and shack stage, though it was growing marvelously fast. I give you my notes just as I penned them when I was on the spot, seeing how Uncle Sam’s engineers and executives were putting through their big job.”
Alaskan author Helen Hegener has compiled an engaging journey through the literary history of Alaska and the Klondike, and an introduction to some of the most compelling books ever written about the North.
The Kindle edition of this 2018 book is formatted as a print replica Kindle book, which maintains the rich formatting and layout of the print edition. Order your own copy today for only $5.99 (Kindle MatchBook $2.99). Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, Kindle eBooks, News & Information
Tagged Alaska, biography, Canada, Dawson City, eBook, history, Iditarod Trail, Klondike gold rush, Nome, Yukon
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The Yukon Quest
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race spans some of the harshest and most beautiful winter territory anywhere: 1,000 miles between Fairbanks, Alaska and the city of Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Known as ‘The World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,’ … Continue reading
The Yukon Quest Trail
Update: A good commentary on the 2016 field of 25 mushers from two-time Yukon Quest Champion John Schandelmeier. The 2016 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will start February 6, 2016, in Fairbanks, Alaska, when 25 mushers and their dog … Continue reading
Arthur Treadwell Walden
“Let me tell you about this man Walden.” These words, found in the introduction to Arthur Treadwell Walden’s classic book, A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928), are the reader’s invitation to meet one of the most respected … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books
Tagged A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon, Antarctica, Arthur Treadwell Walden, Chinook, Circle City, Dawson City, Helen Hegener, Kate Sleeper, Katherine Walden, mushing, mushing history, New England Sled Dog Club, Nome, Northern Light Media, Richard E. Byrd, Yukon River
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A Look at The Yukon Quest Trail
The newest book from Northern Light Media is a captivating journey traced each February by hardy mushers and their teams of lionhearted sled dogs, traveling, as the subtitle states, ‘1,000 miles across northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory.’ Over frozen … Continue reading
The Yukon Quest Trail
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race spans some of the harshest and most beautiful winter territory anywhere: 1,000 miles between Fairbanks, Alaska and the city of Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Known as ‘The World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,’ it’s … Continue reading
The Yukon Quest Trail
The Yukon Quest Trail: 1,000 Miles Across Northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory, by Helen Hegener, will be published by Northern Light Media in December, 2014. With over 180 full-color photographs by the author and by photographers Eric Vercammen and … Continue reading
Yukon Quest 2015
“People say I’m crazy- but I’m not the only one…” — John Lennon The 2015 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will start February 7 in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and travel 991 miles (1,594 kilometers) to Fairbanks, Alaska. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawson City, Fairbanks, Helen Hegener, Mark Gillett, mushing, Northern Light Media, sled dog racing, sled dogs, Suitcase Media, Whitehorse, Yukon Quest
Following the 2013 Yukon Quest
The 2013 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is history, and mushing fans have already turned their attention to the Big One, the Iditarod, set to begin in Anchorage on March 2nd, with a Re-Start on Willow Lake the next … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska Dispatch, Aliy Zirkle, Allen Moore, Brent Sass, Brian O'Donoghue, Comeback Kennel, Dawson City, Helen Hegener, Honest Dogs, Jeffrey Dinsdale, John Balzar, Lance Mackey, Mark Gillett, mushing, mushing video, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs, SP Kennels, Yukon Alone, Yukon News, Yukon Quest
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Yukon Quest Album
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race spans some of the harshest winter territory on the planet: 1,000 miles between Fairbanks, Alaska and the city of Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Known as ‘The World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,’ it’s an … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Canada, Dawson City, dogsled, Fairbanks, Hans Gatt, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Lance Mackey, mushing, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dogs, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Quest, Yukon Quest map, Yukon River
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