EMAIL THIS PAGE WRITE THE EDITOR SEARCH

Please note that in order for Cyberwest to receive full commissions, books must be added to your Shopping Cart directly from the first page that appears after clicking the links below. If you choose to browse the Amazon.com catalog before making a purchase, consider returning to this page and linking directly back to Amazon.com.

Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Story of Survival and Courage in the Alaska Wilds by Norma Cobb, Charles Sasser In 1973, Norma Cobb, her husband Lester and the their five children, the oldest of whom was nine years old and the youngest, twins, barely one, pulled up stakes in the lower 48 and headed north to Alaska to follow a pioneer dream of claiming land under the Homestead Act. The only land available lay north of Fairbanks near the Arctic Circle where grizzlies outnumbered humans twenty to one. In addition to fierce winters and predatory animals, the Alaskan frontier drew the more unsavory elements of society's fringes. From the beginning, the Cobbs found themselves pitted in a life or death feud with unscrupulous neighbors who would rob from new settlers, attempt to burn them out, shoot them and jump their claim. 320 pages, 1st edition (October 2000).
Arctic Dreams : Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape by Barry Lopez Barry Lopez's National Book Award-winning classic study of the Far North is widely considered his masterpiece. Lopez offers a thorough examination of this obscure world-its terrain, its wildlife, its history of Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who have arrived on their icy shores. But what turns this marvelous work of natural history into a breathtaking study of profound originality is his unique meditation on how the landscape can shape our imagination, desires, and dreams. Its prose as hauntingly pure as the land it describes, Arctic Dreams is nothing less than an indelible classic of modern literature.
Coming into the Country by John McPhee Residents of the Lower 48 sometimes imagine Alaska as a snow-covered land of igloos, oil pipelines, and polar bears. But Alaska is far more complex geographically, culturally, ecologically, and politically than most Americans know, and few writers are as capable of capturing this complexity as John McPhee. In Coming into the Country, McPhee describes his travels through much of the state with bush pilots, prospectors, and settlers, as well as politicians and businesspeople who have their eyes set on a very different future for the state. Reissue edition (April 1991)

BOOKS WEST TOPICS

ALASKA, ARCTIC |  AMERICAN PRAIRIE |  ANASAZI COLORADO |  EDWARD ABBEY |  HIKING GUIDES MONTANA |  NATURE GUIDES |  NEW MEXICO |  NUCLEAR LEGACY SAN LUIS VALLEY |  SOUTHWEST |  THE NEW WEST THE OLD WEST |  WATER |  WYOMING

CYBERWEST
CURRENT ISSUE	CYBERWEST ALASKA
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve — Harmonic convergence of valley, sand, stream and mountain Descending to the Rio Grande River in ancient footsteps Rancho Calera acquisition adds to Los Padres National Forest land along California's Big Sur coast Death Valley off-road suit dismissed; Surprise Canyon streambed protected from off-road vehicles	PEER: Norton falsified ANWR data, misled Congress on drilling Sierra Club weighs in on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge debate Caution urged with energy development in Yukon, Northwest Territories Alaska's fast-moving Columbia Glacier expected to melt into a fjord New study confirms Bering land bridge flooded later than previously believed CU researchers probe Arctic tree line for clues to global climate warming

CYBERWEST HOME PAGE  |  ARCHIVES  |  BOOKS WEST IMAGE WEST |  SCIENCE WEST |  ALIEN WEST
Activities Backcountry Skiing Biking Downhill Skiing Hiking Rivers Snowshoeing	Destinations Alaska Arizona California Canada Colorado Idaho Montana New Mexico Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming

All contents © Cyberwest Magazine Inc. All rights reserved.