Alaska from Charlie's Books

"A World Apart: My Life Among the Eskimos of Alaska" by Wilford Corbin. Soft-Cover book (8.5" x 5.5") 2000 edition published by Publication of Wizard Works. Homer, AK. Map of Alaska. Pictures. 274pp. Fine condition. "Wilford Corbin was a young man when he came north to teach in a small Eskimo village on the Northwest coast of Alaska in the… Read more about this item

"A Republic of Rivers: Three Centuries of Nature Writing from Alaska and the Yukon" by John A. Murray. First Edition 1990 published by Oxford University Press, New York. Preface by the author November 1989 at Fairbanks. Introduction with Notes. Map with numbers corresponding to the authors represented in the anthology. Further Reading Section. Index.… Read more about this item

"Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Every Attempted on Alaska's High Seas" by Spike Walker. Soft- Cover (9.25" x 6.25") published by St. Martin's Griffin. Reprint edition 2001. 267pp. "A frightening account ... a detailed portrait of the Coast Guard's search and rescue helicopter squads ... the book is a meticulously researched… Read more about this item

Voyageur Press 2009 First Edition of this hardcover book with illustrations. Fine condition with Fine dust jacket. "... the author shares white-knuckle tales from his thirty years of flying hunters, fishermen, and sightseers to remote locations around the state."

Soft-cover (8.25" x 5.50") 1998 Sixth Printing. Maps by Tom Funk. 438pp. Some slight corner creases, front cover wants to curl up a bit, and edges dusty - else, a tightly bound and unmarked book in Good condition.

New York: Pageant Press, Inc. 1960 First Edition. Slight rubbing at extremities and exposure to sun at head of spine and along upper front extremity; dust jacket has price clipped and has edge tears, chips, and creases - thus, Good/Fai r.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.

University of Washington Press, 1984. 11th Printing. Illustrations. Very Good, minimal edge wear.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.