University of AlaskaSpring Press 2016
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New Books 3 Popular Backlist Titles
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Popular Distributed Titles 20 Ordering Information 21 Contact Information 21
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Cover image from the book Scavengers (page 7).
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Tidal Echoes is a literary and art journal that The 2015 edition of Tidal Echoes presents an annual showcase of writers and artists who share one thing in common: a life surrounded by the rainforests and waterways of Southeast Alaska.
showcases the art and writing of Southeast Alaskans. The journal is published by the University of Alaska Southeast and edited by undergraduate students on the Juneau campus. It may be purchased for $5 from a publication of the University of Alaska Southeast
Emily Wall at emilly.wall@uas.alaska.edu.
TIDAL ECHOES
Tidal Echoes
Tidal Echoes LITERARY and ARTS JOURNAL
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Permafrost Permafrost is the farthest north literary journal in the world and is published annually by the graduate students in the UAF Department of English. For submission information and subscription rates, visit www.permafrostmag.com or email editor@permafrostmag.com.
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Second Edition
April 336 p., 100 color plates, 70 maps 5 1/2 x 8 978-1-60223-280-8 978-1-60223-281-5 (ebook) Paper $26.95/£19.00 Travel
Outside in the Interior An Adventure Guide for Central Alaska 2nd Edition
With its breathtaking vistas and countless acres of unmarked wilderness, Alaska has long attracted those who are looking for a bit of adventure in their vacations—from visitors who want to climb rugged peaks to those content to push a stroller down a paved trail. Filled with maps and photos, Outside in the Interior is the perfect guidebook for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels of ability. It presents detailed information about trails throughout Interior Alaska, including round-trip distance, estimated hiking duration and difficulty, elevation, seasonal variations, and tips on what wildlife and other sights hikers are likely to observe along the way. Features on trail etiquette, safety, and the environment round out the volume, making this fully up-to-date new edition of Outside in the Interior an invaluable companion to any trip to America’s largest state.
Kyle Joly Kyle Joly is a wildlife biologist who has been exploring the Alaska interior for more than twenty years while working for the Yukon-Charley National Park and Preserve. He lives in Fairbanks.
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May 224 p., 16 color plates 6 x 9 978-1-60223-283-9 978-1-60223-284-6 (ebook) Paper $21.95/ÂŁ15.50 Anthropology/Nature
Made of Salmon
Alaska Stories from The Salmon Project
All over the world, salmon populations are in trouble as overfishing and habitat loss have combined to put the once-great Atlantic and Pacific Northwest runs at serious risk. Alaska, however, stands out as a rare success story: its salmon populations remain strong and healthy, the result of years of careful management and conservation programs that are rooted in a shared understanding of the importance of the fish to the life, culture, and history of the state. Made of Salmon brings together more than fifty diverse Alaska voices to celebrate the salmon and its place in Alaska life. A mix of words and images, the book interweaves longer works by some of Alaska’s finest writers with shorter, more anecdotal accounts and stunning photographs of Alaskans fishing for, catching, preserving, and eating salmon throughout the state. A love letter to a fish that has been central to Alaska life for centuries, Made of Salmon is a reminder of the stakes of this great, ongoing conservation battle.
Edited by Nancy Lord Nancy Lord is a longtime resident of Homer, Alaska, and a former commercial salmon fisherman. She teaches creative writing at the University of Alaska Anchorage and science writing at Johns Hopkins University. Her books include Fishcamp, Beluga Days, and Early Warming.
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March 232 p. 6 x 9 978-1-60223-287-7 978-1-60223-288-4 (ebook) Paper $21.95/£15.50 Fiction
A woman obsessed with reality TV encounters a sorority girl who has embarked on a very personal scavenger hunt. A man unexpectedly discovers that his father—a seemingly rational man—believes, seriously, in lake monsters. A woman whose husband has just survived a near-fatal accident flees to St. Petersburg, Russia, to wander through museums and palaces and simply try to forget. Hansel (yes, that
Scavengers Stories
Hansel), all grown up, tries to be a good father. A young girl begins to suspect that the séances being held in her basement just might not be as harmless as they seem. These are the people and situations—where the familiar and bizarre intermix—that animate Becky Hagenston’s stories in Scavengers. From Mississippi to Arizona to Russia, characters find themselves faced with a choice: make sense of the past, or run from it. But Hagenston reminds us that even running can never be pure—so which parts of your past do you decide to hold on to? A brilliant collection from a master of short fiction, Scavengers is surprising, strange, and moving by turns—and wholly unforgettable.
BECKY HAGENSTON Becky Hagenston is the author of A Gram of Mars and Strange Weather. She is associate professor of English at Mississippi State University. 7
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April 344 p., 8 halftones, 2 maps 6 x 9 978-1-60223-277-8 Paper $24.95/£17.50 Biography/History
With the first headlines screaming “Gold! Gold! Gold!” in 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush was on—and it almost instantly became the stuff of legend. One of the key figures in the early discoveries that set off the gold rush was the Tagish wife of prospector George Carmack, Kate Carmack, whose fascinating story is told
Wealth Woman
Kate Carmack and the Klondike Race for Gold
in full here for the first time. In Wealth Woman, Deb Vanasse recounts Kate’s life from her early years on the frontier with George, through the history-making discovery of gold, and on to her subsequent fame, when she traveled alone down the West Coast through Washington and California, telling her story and fighting for her wealth, her family, and her reputation. Recovering the lost story of a true pioneer and a fiercely independent woman, Wealth Woman brings gold-rush Alaska to life in all its drama and glory.
deb vanasse Deb Vanasse is cofounder of 49 Writers. Her previous books include Cold Spell, Black Wolf of the Glacier, and Lucy’s Dance, all published by the University of Alaska Press.
“An excellent example of the new western history that seeks to recover previously marginalized voices.”
—Ross Coen, author of Fu-go: The Curious History of Japan’s Balloon Bomb Attack on America
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January 280 p., 74 color plates, 2 maps 6 x 9 978-1-60223-278-5 978-1-60223-279-2 (ebook) Paper $24.95/£17.50 Biography
Our Perfect Wild Ray and Barbara Bane’s Journeys and the Fate of the Far North
Ray and Barbara Bane worked as teachers in Barrow and Wainwright, Alaska, in the early 1960s—but they didn’t simply teach the children of their Iñupiat Eskimo and Koyukon friends and neighbors: they fully embraced their lifestyle. Doing so, they realized how closely intertwined life in the region was with the land, and, specifically, how critical wilderness was to the ancient traditions and wisdom that undergirded the Native way of life. That slow realization came to a head during a 1,200-mile dogsled trip from Hughes to Barrow in 1974, a trip that led them to give up teaching in favor of joining the National Park Service in order to preserve Alaska’s wilderness. This book tells their story, a tale of dedication and tireless labor in the face of suspicion, resistance, and even violence. At a time when Alaska’s natural bounty remains under threat, Our Perfect Wild shows us an example of the commitment—and love—that will be required to preserve it.
Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan with Ray bane Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan is a writer and longtime Alaskan who lives in Eagle River. Her books include A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Son in Alaska; Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned the Political Establishment Upside Down; and Canyons and Ice: The Wilderness Travels of Dick Griffith, the last also distributed by the University of Alaska Press. Ray Bane is a former teacher and a retired national park employee. He is currently a conservation activist in Alaska. 11
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May 672 p., 16 color plates, 8 maps 7 x 10 978-1-60223-291-4 978-1-60223-292-1 (ebook) Paper $40.00s/£28.00 History/Anthropology
Anguyiim Nalliini/Time of Warring
The History of Bow-and-Arrow Warfare in Southwest Alaska
This book draws on little-known oral histories from the Yup’ik people of southwest Alaska to detail a period of bow-and-arrow warfare that took place in the region between 1300 and 1800. The result of more than thirty years of research, discussion, and field recordings involving more than one hundred Yup’ik men and women, Anguyiim Nalliini tells a story not just of war and violence, but also of its cultural context— the origins of place names, the growth of indigenous architectural practices, the personalities of prominent warriors and leaders, and the eventual establishment of peaceful coexistence. The book is presented in bilingual format, with facing-page translations, and it will be hailed as a landmark work in the study of Alaska Native history and anthropology. Edited by ANN FIENUP-RIORDAN Translated by Alice Rearden Ann Fienup-Riordan is an anthropologist who has lived and worked in Alaska for more than forty years. She has written and edited more than twenty books on Yup’ik history and oral traditions. Alice Rearden is an Alaskabased translator and oral historian.
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March 328 p., 7 halftones, 1 map 6 x 9 978-1-60223-293-8 978-1-60223-294-5 (ebook) Paper $50.00s/£35.00 Anthropology
Near the turn of the twentieth century, the territorial government of Alaska put its support behind a project led by Christian missionaries to convert Alaska Native peoples—and, along the
More Than God Demands
Politics and Influence of Christian Missions in Northwest Alaska, 1897–1918
way, bring them into “civilized” American citizenship. Establishing missions in a number of areas inhabited by Alaska Natives, the program was an explicit attempt to erase ten thousand years of Native culture and replace it with Christianity and an American frontier ethic. Anthony Urvina, whose mother was an orphan raised at one of the missions established as part of this program, draws on details from her life in order to present the first full history of this missionary effort. Smoothly combining personal and regional history, he tells the story of his mother’s experience amid a fascinating account of Alaska Native life and of the men and women who came to Alaska to spread the word of Christ, confident in their belief and unable to see the power of the ancient traditions they aimed to supplant.
ANTHONY URVINA with SALLY URVINA Anthony Urvina has lived in Alaska for more than thirty years and worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sally Urvina is a retired nurse practitioner who has worked in Alaska for thirty years.
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June 750 p., 8 maps 7 x 10 978-1-60223-289-1 978-1-60223-290-7 (ebook) Cloth $75.00s/£52.50 Political Science/Economics
Alaska Politics and Public Policy
The Dynamics of Beliefs, Institutions, Personalities, and Power
Politics in Alaska have changed significantly since the last major book on the subject was published more than twenty years ago, with the rise and fall of Sarah Palin and the rise and fall of oil prices being but two of the many developments to alter the political landscape. This book, the most comprehensive on the subject to date, focuses on the question of how beliefs, institutions, personalities, and power interact to shape Alaska politics and public policy. Drawing on those interactions, the contributors explain how and why certain issues get dealt with successfully and others unsuccessfully, and why some issues are taken up quickly while others are not addressed at all. This comprehensive guide to the political climate of Alaska will be essential to anyone studying the politics of America’s largest—and in some ways most unusual—state.
Edited by CLIVE S. THOMAS with LAURA C. SAVATGY, and KRISTINA KLIMOVICH Clive S. Thomas is a senior fellow at the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University. Laura C. Savatgy is chief of performance improvement at the US Department of Veterans Affairs in California. Kristina Klimovich works in the nonprofit clean energy industry.
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Popular Backlist Titles
I Am Alaskan
Brian Adams Cloth $50.00 978-1-60223-213-6
An Alaskan's Journey
Victor Fischer, with Charles Wohlforth Paper $19.95 978-1-60223-140-5 978-1-60223-141-2 (ebook)
The Thousand-Mile War
Alaska on the Go
Brian Garfield Paper $24.95 978-0-912006-83-3 978-1-60223-117-7 (ebook)
Erin Kirkland Paper $17.95 978-1-60223-221-1 978-1-60223-222-8 (ebook)
Alaska Trees and Shrubs
There’s a Moose in My Garden
World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
Second Edition
Leslie A. Viereck & Elbert J. Little, Jr. Paper $24.95 978-1-889963-86-0 978-1-60223-132-0 (ebook)
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To Russia With Love
Exploring the 49th State with Children
Designing Gardens for Alaska and the Far North Brenda Adams Introduction by C. Colston Burrell Paper $35.00 978-1-60223-208-2
Benchmarks New and Selected Poems 1963-2013 Richard DAUENHAUER Paper $19.95 978-1-60223-209-9 978-1-60223-210-5 (ebook)
Plants That We Eat Nauriat Nigġiñaqtuat Anore Jones Paper $24.95 978-1-60223-074-3
Coloring the Universe
An Insider's Look at Making Spectacular Images of Space Dr Travis A Rector, Kimberly Arcand, Megan Watzke Cloth $50.00 978-1-60223-273-0
Attu Boy
Skijor with Your Dog
Nick Golodoff Paper $22.95 978-1-60223-249-5 978-1-60223-250-1 (ebook)
Mari Høe-Raitto & Carol Kaynor Paper $17.95 978-1-60223-186-3 978-1-60223-187-0 (ebook)
A Young Alaskan’s WWII Memoir
Second Edition
Cabin, Clearing, Forest Zach Falcon Paper $16.95 978-1-60223-275-4 978-1-60223-276-1 (ebook)
Looking for the best of our backlist? Among Wolves
Gordon Haber’s Insights into Alaska’s Most Misunderstood Animal Gordon Haber & Marybeth Holleman
Paper $29.95 978-1-60223-218-1 978-1-60223-219-8 (ebook)
Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams Fungi, Lichenicolous Fungi, Lichenized Fungi, Slime Molds, Mosses, & Liverworts
Gary A. Laursen & Rodney D. Seppelt Paper $28.95 978-1-60223-058-3 978-1-60223-109-2 (ebook)
Once Upon an Eskimo Time
Edna Wilder Paper $17.95 978-1-60223-056-9 978-1-60223-114-6 (ebook)
The Geography of Water Mary Emerick Paper $16.95 978-1-60223-270-9 978-1-60223-271-6 (ebook)
Alaska Native Cultures and Issues Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
Edited by Libby Roderick Paper $14.95 (specialist discount) 978-1-60223-091-0 978-1-60223-092-7 (ebook)
Find the perfect book by browsing our diverse selection of recently published titles and all-time backlist favorites.
Stubborn Gal
The True Story of an Undefeated Sled Dog Racer Dan O'Neill Illustrated bY Klara Maisch Cloth $15.95 978-1-60223-272-3
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Popular Distributed Titles
Canyons and Ice
Alaska Native Education
Conflicting Landscapes
Kaylene Johnson 978-1-4675-0934-3 Paper $24.95
Edited by Ray Barnhardt and Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley 978-1-877962-43-1 Paper $20.00
Clifton Bates and Michael J. Oleksa 978-1-57833-396-7 Paper $19.95
The Long View
Sharing Our Pathways
Yuuyaraq
The Wilderness Travels of Dick Griffith
Dispatches on Alaska History Ross Coen 978-0-9749221-7-1 Paper $18.00
Shandaa
In My Lifetime Belle Herbert 978-1-55500-108-7 Paper $14.95
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Views from Within
Native Perspectives on Education in Alaska
Edited by Ray Barnhardt and Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley 978-1-877962-44-8 Paper $20.00
Fighting for the 49th Star C. W. Snedden and the Crusade for Alaska Statehood Terrence Cole 978-1-88330-906-0 978-1-88330-907-7 (ebook) Cloth $30.00
American Schooling/Alaska Natives
The Way of the Human Being Harold Napoleon Edited by Eric Madsen 978-1-877962-21-9 Paper $5.95 (specialist discount)
Imam Cimiucia: Our Changing Sea
Anne Salomon, Nick Tanape Sr., and Henry Huntington 978-1-56612-159-0 Cloth $39.95
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