University of Alaska Press

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Alaska at 50
The Past, Present, and Next Fifty Years of Alaska Statehood

Authors: Kimura, G.W., ed.

Price: $30.00 / ISNB 978-1-60223-061-3 (cloth)

Publication Date: October 2009

"Alaska at 50" commemorates Alaska's statehood anniversary with essays from some of today’s most noteworthy writers and researchers. Divided into the areas of art, culture, and humanities; law, economy, and politics; and environment, people, and place, it is comprehensive in its scope. Editor G.W. Kimura has assembled an impressive cast of contributors. Each had the freedom to be as creative and bold as his or her topic and expertise allowed. When their individual insights are gathered together in this timely volume, the resulting mosaic is an eloquent portrait of Alaska since statehood and a thought-provoking vision for the next fifty years.

Listed here in alphabetical order, the esteemed contributors to "Alaska at 50: The Past, Present, and Next Fifty Years of Alaska Statehood" are: Susan A. Anderson, Carrie Irwin Brown, George Cannelos, Jocelyn Clark, Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Ann Dixon, Danna Fabe, Phyllis Fast, Vic Fischer, Sven Haakanson, Jr., Veldee Hall, Mark Hamilton, Eric Heyne, Gary Holthaus, G. W. (Greg) Kimura, Nancy Lord, Dennis Metrokin, Jason Metrokin, Ken Ostercamp, Tadd Owens, James Ruppert, John Shively, Peggy Shumaker, Ronald Spatz, John Straley, Raymond Voley, and Charles Wohlforth.

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Skijor With Your Dog

Authors: Hoe-Raitto, MariCarol Kaynor

Price: $14.95 / ISBN 978-0-9630854-0-5 9 (paper)

Publication Date: September 2009

Skijoring is the thrilling experience of being pulled on skis by one or more dogs in harness. Learn about equipment, how to teach your dog to pull, and much more. Updated resources and bibliography.

Skijor With Your Dog gives you all the information you need to get started in this exciting sport. This is an invaluable basis for learning to enjoy your dog and skijoring.
— Four-Time Iditarod Champion Susan Butcher

Distributed for OK Publishing by University of Alaska Press.
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Field Techniques for Sea-Ice Research

Authors: Eicken, Hajo

Edited by Hajo Eicken, Rolf Gradinger, Maya Salganek, Kunio Shirasawa, Don Perovich, and Matti Leppäranta

Price: $65.00 / ISBN 13: 978-1-6022230-59-0 (Cloth)

Publication Date: Coming in Fall 2009

As much as one-tenth of the world’s oceans are covered with sea ice, or frozen ocean water, at some point during the annual cycle. Sea ice thus plays an important, often defining, role in the natural environment and the global climate system. This book is a global look at the changes in sea ice and the tools and techniques used to measure and record those changes. The first comprehensive research done on sea-ice field techniques, this volume will be indispensable for the study of northern sea ice and a must-have for scientists in the field of climate change research.

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A Place of Belonging
Five Founding Women of Fairbanks, Alaska

Authors: Movius, Phyllis Demuth

Price: $17.95 / ISBN 13: 978-1-602230-64-4 (Paper)

Publication Date: September 2009

A Place of Belonging explores the motivations, resourcefulness, and accomplishments of five women who settled in Fairbanks, Alaska, between 1903 and 1923. Their stories are woven together from the women’s recollections, preserved in letters, memoirs, personal papers, club records, oral histories, and their own published writings. Among this diverse group we meet:
♦ a woman seeking a fresh start who made the arduous trip to the Klondike and then on to Fairbanks, working as a seamstress and launderer with a dream of opening a grand hotel;
♦ a Jewish woman, born in Ireland, who supported woman’s sufferage and introduced the Girl Scout program to interior Alaska;
♦ one of the first practicing female doctors in Alaska, who later became a lawyer and who was also a talented singer and advocate for the arts;
♦ a member of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, superintendent of schools, and promoter of the Red Cross during World War I; and
♦ a young woman interested in mining and intent on a professional writing career who authored several books and wrote about Fairbanks life for the newspaper.
All of these amazing women were part of the pioneering spirit in Fairbanks. These insightful biographical portraits are a splendid glimpse into life on the frontier, and include over seventy black and white historical photos, most of which have never before been published.

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Apun
The Arctic Snow

Authors: Sturm, Matthew

Price: $12.95 / ISBN 978-160223-069-9 (paper)

Publication Date: November 2009

There are some twenty-five words for “snow” in the Inupiaq language. Each word denotes a different kind of snow—fresh powder snow, hard pack, soft snow, very wet snow, or just snow. Such fine distinction is reasonable, for over the centuries, Natives of the Arctic have had to rely on their knowledge of the snow to survive. Now Matthew Sturm has prepared an educational children’s book designed to teach a new generation of Arctic residents the importance of Arctic snow cover. Fully illustrated to demonstrate the cycle of the snow cover, Apun covers each phase of the “snow year.” Geared towards grades 3–4, this is a must read for elementary science classes.

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	New and Forthcoming Alaska at 50 The Past, Present, and Next Fifty Years of Alaska Statehood Authors: Kimura, G.W., ed. Price: $30.00 / ISNB 978-1-60223-061-3 (cloth) Publication Date: October 2009 "Alaska at 50" commemorates Alaska's statehood anniversary with essays from some of today’s most noteworthy writers and researchers. Divided into the areas of art, culture, and humanities; law, economy, and politics; and environment, people, and place, it is comprehensive in its scope. Editor G.W. Kimura has assembled an impressive cast of contributors. Each had the freedom to be as creative and bold as his or her topic and expertise allowed. When their individual insights are gathered together in this timely volume, the resulting mosaic is an eloquent portrait of Alaska since statehood and a thought-provoking vision for the next fifty years. Listed here in alphabetical order, the esteemed contributors to "Alaska at 50: The Past, Present, and Next Fifty Years of Alaska Statehood" are: Susan A. Anderson, Carrie Irwin Brown, George Cannelos, Jocelyn Clark, Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Ann Dixon, Danna Fabe, Phyllis Fast, Vic Fischer, Sven Haakanson, Jr., Veldee Hall, Mark Hamilton, Eric Heyne, Gary Holthaus, G. W. (Greg) Kimura, Nancy Lord, Dennis Metrokin, Jason Metrokin, Ken Ostercamp, Tadd Owens, James Ruppert, John Shively, Peggy Shumaker, Ronald Spatz, John Straley, Raymond Voley, and Charles Wohlforth. [edit][delete] Skijor With Your Dog Authors: Hoe-Raitto, MariCarol Kaynor Price: $14.95 / ISBN 978-0-9630854-0-5 9 (paper) Publication Date: September 2009 Skijoring is the thrilling experience of being pulled on skis by one or more dogs in harness. Learn about equipment, how to teach your dog to pull, and much more. Updated resources and bibliography. Skijor With Your Dog gives you all the information you need to get started in this exciting sport. This is an invaluable basis for learning to enjoy your dog and skijoring. — Four-Time Iditarod Champion Susan Butcher Distributed for OK Publishing by University of Alaska Press. [edit][delete] Field Techniques for Sea-Ice Research Authors: Eicken, Hajo Edited by Hajo Eicken, Rolf Gradinger, Maya Salganek, Kunio Shirasawa, Don Perovich, and Matti Leppäranta Price: $65.00 / ISBN 13: 978-1-6022230-59-0 (Cloth) Publication Date: Coming in Fall 2009 As much as one-tenth of the world’s oceans are covered with sea ice, or frozen ocean water, at some point during the annual cycle. Sea ice thus plays an important, often defining, role in the natural environment and the global climate system. This book is a global look at the changes in sea ice and the tools and techniques used to measure and record those changes. The first comprehensive research done on sea-ice field techniques, this volume will be indispensable for the study of northern sea ice and a must-have for scientists in the field of climate change research. [edit][delete] A Place of Belonging Five Founding Women of Fairbanks, Alaska Authors: Movius, Phyllis Demuth Price: $17.95 / ISBN 13: 978-1-602230-64-4 (Paper) Publication Date: September 2009 A Place of Belonging explores the motivations, resourcefulness, and accomplishments of five women who settled in Fairbanks, Alaska, between 1903 and 1923. Their stories are woven together from the women’s recollections, preserved in letters, memoirs, personal papers, club records, oral histories, and their own published writings. Among this diverse group we meet: ♦ a woman seeking a fresh start who made the arduous trip to the Klondike and then on to Fairbanks, working as a seamstress and launderer with a dream of opening a grand hotel; ♦ a Jewish woman, born in Ireland, who supported woman’s sufferage and introduced the Girl Scout program to interior Alaska; ♦ one of the first practicing female doctors in Alaska, who later became a lawyer and who was also a talented singer and advocate for the arts; ♦ a member of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, superintendent of schools, and promoter of the Red Cross during World War I; and ♦ a young woman interested in mining and intent on a professional writing career who authored several books and wrote about Fairbanks life for the newspaper. All of these amazing women were part of the pioneering spirit in Fairbanks. These insightful biographical portraits are a splendid glimpse into life on the frontier, and include over seventy black and white historical photos, most of which have never before been published. [edit][delete] Apun The Arctic Snow Authors: Sturm, Matthew Price: $12.95 / ISBN 978-160223-069-9 (paper) Publication Date: November 2009 There are some twenty-five words for “snow” in the Inupiaq language. Each word denotes a different kind of snow—fresh powder snow, hard pack, soft snow, very wet snow, or just snow. Such fine distinction is reasonable, for over the centuries, Natives of the Arctic have had to rely on their knowledge of the snow to survive. Now Matthew Sturm has prepared an educational children’s book designed to teach a new generation of Arctic residents the importance of Arctic snow cover. Fully illustrated to demonstrate the cycle of the snow cover, Apun covers each phase of the “snow year.” Geared towards grades 3–4, this is a must read for elementary science classes. 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