Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats
by Robert Armstrong, Richard Carstensen, & Rita M. O'Clair
An in-depth guide to Southeast Alaska's flora and fauna. It provides detailed information about mammals, birds, fish, invertebrates, fungi, and plants, along with detailed maps and more than 200 illustrations.
Guide to the Birds of Alaska
by Robert Armstrong
In the new 6th edition, this guide to the birds of Alaska includes more than 900 full-color photos, 22 new species, name and systematic changes made by the American Ornithological Union, updated status and distribution charts, map of Alaska's six biogeographic regions, and much more.
Art of the Northwest Coast
by Aldona Jonaitis
An excellent resource covering all aspects of Native design all along the northwest coast, well illustrated.
Alaska's History: The People, Land and Events of the North Country
by Harry Ritter
This is a small, easily readable "digest" of Alaska's history. It is great for a quick overview and it is a good size for tucking into a suitcase or reading on a plane.
Homewaters: a Human and Natural History of Puget Sound
by David Williams
Details the natural history of the Puget Sound basin – starting with glaciation, after glacial melting, the colonization of the land and water with plants and animals. Interesting chapters on marine life, arrival of people who thrived in this place, European exploration, Puget Sound boat traffic.
Alaska: A History
by Claus Naske and Herman Slotnik
Spans the human history of Alaska from ancient people arriving from Asia to modern economics, industrial, and cultural issues.
The Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats
by Robert H. Armstrong, Rita M O'Clair & Richard Carstensen
Learn about the flora and fauna of Southeast Alaska. A guide to the natural world and the unusual aspects of Southeast Alaska natural history.
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast
by Jim Pojar & Andy MacKinnon
This is the resource for Northwest Coast flora. If you are interested in the trees, wildflowers, and other plants of the Oregon Coast, this is the only book that has them all.
Travels in Alaska: Adventures In The Far Northwest Mountains And Arctic Glaciers
by John Muir
Take a trip to last century's Alaska through Muir's clean, easy-going, enthusiastic prose.
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast
by Hilary Stewart
An introduction into the indigenous art of the Northwest Coast and it's the styles, myths and legends that shaped the motifs, and stylistic differences between the major cultural groups are defined and illustrated.
Looking at Totem Poles
by Hilary Stewart
This book describes 110 totem poles from British Columbia through southeastern Alaska. She explains figures on the poles, the pole's purposes and provides a wealth of other information about the poles. They are illustrated with drawings and photos.
Alaska Salmon Identification and Fishing Guide
by Alaska Department of Fish and Game
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/fishing/PDFs/sport/AKSalmonFishingGuide.pdf
This website provides a lot of information about salmon.
Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska
by Kate Wynne
This book covers all 29 marine mammal species of Alaska. Each whale, porpoise, dolphin, seal, sea lion, walrus, sea otter, and polar bear is described and illustrated. Color photos and surface profile drawings show all Alaska marine mammals and compare similar species, and color range maps show distribution.
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
he "end of the line" story of Chris McCandless takes place in the Denali area and is a fascinating read. One of the chapters describes Krakaur's visit to southeastern Alaska and a climb of Devil's Thumb, a challenging mountain near Petersburg.
Going to Extremes
by Joe McGinnis
This book is controversial in Alaska. McGinnis traveled to Alaska during the "pipeline years" to see what Alaska was really like. He writes about the good and bad; potential exploitation, vast expanses of wilderness and the people interacting with their various environments and each other.
Passage To Juneau - A Sea and Its Meanings
by Jonathan Raban
An account of his voyage on a 35-foot sailboat from Seattle to Juneau "a masterpiece of literature of the sea, a work that overflows with wisdom, humor, sadness, and suspense".
Frigid Embrace - Politics, Economics, and Environment in Alaska
by Stephen Haycox
Provides readers with an opportunity to understand the historical context of today's environmental disputes through this concise narrative about Alaska's colonial struggle.
Russians in Alaska: 1732-1867
by Lydia Black
The author presents a comprehensive history of Russia's presence in America from a socio-anthropological and ethnohistorical perspective.
Where the Sea Breaks Its Back: The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska
by Corey Ford
The great naturalist Georg Steller's adventures during the disastrous 1741-1742 voyage of Vitus Bering. This voyage from eastern Russia across the Pacific resulted in the Russian "discovery" of Alaska. The epic journey back across the Pacific Ocean is a gripping account of survival.
The Island Within
by Richard Nelson
Nelson's exploration of an unnamed island in the Pacific Northwest and our relationship with nature and the ability to observe and participant in it with admiration and a sense of wonder.
Cedar
by Hilary Stewart
The tree of life to the Northwest Coast Native people, who used all parts of the tree for making items including: canoes, totem poles, houses, masks, mats, baskets, fishing gear, and clothing.
The Sea Runners
by Ivan Doig
A survival story that is based on an actual incident in 1853, The Sea Runners is an uplifting tale of the human quest for freedom. Four indentured servants journey down the Pacific Northwest Coast after escaping their Russian Alaska work camp in a stolen canoe.
Coming Into The Country
by John McPhee
Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush.
