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ALASKA 2020

2 WEST MARGIN PRESS • 2020 ALASKA CATALOG WestMarginPress.com

TOP 20 ALASKA TITLES 1. One Man’s Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition

2. Dream Flights on Arctic Nights

3. Recess at 20 Below, Revised Edition

4. Pedro’s Pan

5. Glacier on the Move

6. Children of the First People

7. The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook

8. Guide to the Birds of Alaska, 6th edition

9. How Raven Got His Crooked Nose

10. Sharkabet

11. Aurora

12. Alaska’s Mushrooms13. Alaska’s History14. Alaska’s Wild Plants

15. A is for Alaska

16. Ten Rowdy Ravens

17. Two in the Far North

18. Blueberry Shoe

19. Jimmy Bluefeather

20. Haunted Inside Passage

3WestMarginPress.com WEST MARGIN PRESS • 2020 ALASKA CATALOG

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Two in the Far NorthA Conservation Champion's Story of Life, Love, and Adventure in the Wilderness, Revised EditionBy Margaret E. MurieForeword by Frances BeineckeISBN 9781513262758$19.99 • PB • 376p • 5½ x 8½Pub date: March 10, 2020

Alaska’s HistoryThe People, Land, and Events of the North Country, Revised Edition By Harry RitterISBN 9781513262727$14.99 • PB • 154p • 5 x 8Pub date: March 24, 2020

Alaska’s Wild Plants A Guide to Alaska’s Edible and Healthful Harvest, Revised Edition By Janice J. SchofieldISBN 9781513262789$19.99 • PB • 200p • 5 x 8Pub date: March 31, 2020

Raised in Ruins A Memoir By Tara NeilsonISBN 9781513262635$16.99 • PB • 272p • 5½ x 8½Pub date: April 7, 2020

Chia and the Fox Man An Alaskan Dena'ina FableRetold by Barbara J. Atwater & Ethan J. Atwater Illustrated by Mindy DwyerISBN 9781513262673$16.99 • HB • 32p • 8 x 10Pub date: March 3, 2020Ages 5–7 • Grades K–2

A Search for the Northern LightsBy Elizabeth Rusch & Izzi Rusch Illustrated by Cedar LeeISBN 9781513262901$17.99 • HB • 40p • 10 x 10Pub date: April 14, 2020Ages 7–10 • Grades 2–5


One Man’s Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition B y Sam Keith, from the journals and photographs of Richard ProennekeForeword by Nick Offerman 9781513261645 $19.99 • PB • 272p • 5½ x 8¼ Color images throughout

First Wilderness, Revised EditionBy Sam KeithForeword by Nick Jans 9781513261652 $19.99 • PB • 272 pg • 5½ x 8¼ Color images throughout

Life with Forty Dogs: Misadventures with Runts, Rejects, Retirees, and RescuesBy Joseph Robertia9781943328918$16.99 • PB • 230 pg • 5½ x 8½

Never Cry Halibut: And Other Alaska Hunting & Fishing TalesBy Bjorn Dihle9781513260921$16.99 • PB • 200p • 5½ x 8½

The Ship, the Saint, and the Sailor: The Long Search for the Legendary Kad’yakBy Bradley G. Stevens9781513261379$17.99 • PB280p • 5½ x 8½

A Normal Life: A MemoirBy Kim Rich9781943328505$16.99 • PB238p • 5½ x 8½

Haunted Inside Passage: Ghosts, Legends, and Mysteries of Southeast Alaska By Bjorn Dihle9781943328949$16.99 • PB220p • 5½ x 8½

Alone Across the Arctic : One Woman’s Epic Journey by Dog TeamB y Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon 9780882408361$12.95 • PB120p • 7 x 10

Journeys Through the Inside Passage: Seafaring Adventures Along the Coast of British Columbia and Alaska B y Joe Upton 9780882407401$14.95 • PB192p • 5½ x 8½

Where the Sea Breaks Its Back : The Epic Story - Georg Steller & the Russian Exploration of AKB y Corey Ford9780882403946 $17.99 • PB220p • 6 x 9

Running with Champions : A Midlife Journey on the Iditarod TrailB y Lisa Frederic 9780882406169$16.99 • PB224p • 5½ x 8½

Iditarod Adventures: Tales from Mushers Along the TrailBy Lew FreedmanIllustrations by Jon Van Zyle 9781941821282$17.99 • PB222p • 6 x 9

To the Top of Denali : Climbing Adventures on North America’s Highest Peak, 3rd EditionB y Bill Sherwonit 9780882408941$18.99 • PB374p • 5½ x 8½

MEMOIR � LIFEST YLE


Guide to the Birds of Alaska, 6th EditionBy Robert H. Armstrong 9781941821428$29.99 • PB • 368p • 5½ x 8½

The Nature of Southeast Alaska:A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats, 3rd EditionB y Richard Carstensen, Robert H. Armstrong, & Rita M. O’Clair 9780882409900$18.99 • PB310p • 6 x 9

The Great Alaska Nature Factbook, A Guide to the State’s Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features, Revised Edition B y Susan Ewing 9780882408385$14.95 • PB224p • 5½ x 8½

Alaska’s Bears:Grizzlies, Black Bears, and Polar Bears, Revised Edition By Bill SherwonitPhotographs by Tom Walker9781943328581$13.99 • PB108p • 5 x 8

The Alaska Homesteader’s Handbook : Independent Living on the Last Frontier by Tricia Brown & Nancy Gates 9780882408118$18.95 • PB162p • 7½ x 9¼

Alaska’s Mushrooms: A Wide-Ranging GuideBy Gary A. Laursen & Neil McArthur9781943328499$26.99 • PB • 224p • 6 x 9

Alaska’s Wilderness Medicines : Healthful Plants of the Far NorthB y Eleanor Viereck 9780882403229$13.99 • PB116p • 6¼ x 8¾

Alaska: Portrait of a StateB y Fred Hirschmann 9781513262611$22.99 • PB • 112p • 10 x 10

True Stories of Bear Attacks: Who Survived and WhyBy Mike Lapinski9781558686793$14.95 • PB224p • 5½ x 8½

Animal Stories: Encounters with Alaska’s Wildlife By Bill Sherwonit 9781941821084$17.99 • PB276p • 6 x 9

Moose Views Edited by Tricia BrownP hotographs by Alaska Stock LLC 9780882405872 $11.99 • PB32p • 8 x 8

GUIDEBOOKS & NATURE


Alaska’s Totem Poles , Revised E ditionB y Pat KramerForeword by David A. Boxley 9780882407319 $14.95 • PB104p • 53⁄8 x 83⁄8

The Last Light Breaking : Living Among Alaska’s InupiatB y Nick Jans 9780882404585$17.99 • PB224p • 6 x 9

Native Cultures in Alaska: Looking Forward, Looking Back E dited by Tricia BrownConcept by Alaska Geographic 9780882407562$18.95 • PB176p • 6 x 9

Shamans and Kushtakas : North Coast Tales of the SupernaturalBy Mary Giraudo Beck9780882404066$12.99 • PB • 128p • 6 x 9

Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest CoastBy Mary Giraudo Beck 9780882408200$12.99 • PB • 128p • 6 x 9

Heroes & Heroines: Tlingit-Haida Legend B y Mary Giraudo Beck 9780882403342$12.99 • PB • 128p • 6 x 9

Last Letters from Attu: The True Story of Etta Jones, Alaska Pioneer and Japanese POW B y Mary BreuAfterword by Ray Hudson 9780882408101$18.99 • PB320p • 5½ x 83⁄8

What the Elders Have Taught Us: Alaska Native Ways P hotographs by Roy CorralIntroduction by Will Mayo Text by Natives of Alaska 9780882409092$14.99 • PB108p • 5½ x 8¼

The Winter Walk: A Century-Old Survival Story from the Arctic By Loretta Outwater Cox9780882405742$14.99 • PB224p • 5 x 7

NATIVE CULTURES


Children of the First People: Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native KidsProfiles by Tricia BrownPhotographs by Roy Corral9781513261973$13.99 • PB • 48p • 8 x 10

How Raven Got His Crooked Nose An Alaska Dena’ina FableRetold by Barbara J. Atwater & Ethan J. Atwater Illustrated by Mindy Dwyer9781513260952$16.99 • HB • 32p • 8 x 10� 2018 Association of School Librarians Notable Book

Pedro’s Pan: A Gold Rush StoryBy Matthew LasleyIllustrated by Jacob Souva9781513261874$17.99 • HB • 32p • 10 x 10

Dream Flights on Arctic NightsBy Brooke HartmanIllustrated by Evon Zerbetz9781513261898$16.99 • HB • 32p • 8 x 10

Glacier on the MoveBy Elizabeth RuschIllustrated by Alice Brereton9781513262307 $17.99 • HB • 32p • 10 x 10

Recess at 20 Below, Revised EditionBy Cindy Lou Aillaud9781513261911$11.99 • PB • 34p • 8 x 10

CHILDREN’S


The Eyes of Gray WolfBy Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Jon Van Zyle9781943328727$10.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10

It’s Only the WindBy Mindy Dwyer9781513260747$16.99 • HB32p • 8 x 10

The Itchy Little Musk Ox B y Tricia BrownIllustrated by Debra Dubac 9780882406145$11.99 • PB32p • 8½ x 10

Honey Paw and Lightfoot By Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9781941821107 $16.99 • HB32p • 8 x 10

Groucho’s Eyebrows: An Alaskan Cat TaleBy Tricia BrownIllustrated by Barbara Lavallee9780882408927$11.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10

The Hungry Giant of the Tundra Retold by Teri SloatI llustrated by Robert Sloat 9780882405360$9.95 • PB32p • 8½ x 10½

Douggie: The Playful Pup Who Became a Sled Dog Hero By Pam FlowersIllustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9780882406558$11.99 • PB32p • 8½ x 10

Dance on a Sealskin By Barbara WinslowIllustrated by Teri Sloat9781941821800$10.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10

Blueberry Shoe B y Ann DixonIllustrated by Evon Zerbetz 9780882405193$12.99 • PB32p • 10 x 8¼

Big-Enough Anna: The Little Sled Dog Who Braved the Arctic B y Pam Flowers with Ann DixonIllustrated by Bill Farnsworth 9780882405803$10.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10

Charlie and theBlanket TossBy Tricia BrownIllustrated by Sarah Martinsen9781941821664 $11.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10

Berry Magic B y Teri Sloat & Betty Huffmon 9780882405766 $11.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10

Baby Animals of the North By Katy Main 9781941821510$10.99 • PB36p • 7½ x 9¾

Haibu Saves the Circus AnimalsBy Blake Freeman9781513262543$16.99 • HB32p • 8 x 8

Aurora : A Tale of the Northern LightsB y Mindy Dwyer 9780882405490 $11.99 • PB • 32p • 10 x 83⁄8

A is for AlaskaBy Boys and Girls Clubs Alaska9781513261799$9.99 • PB32p • 8 x 8

CHILDREN’S


Pup the Sea OtterBy Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Sean London9781513262840$11.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10� 2017 National Outdoor

Book Award

Kumak’s River: A Tall Tale from the Far NorthB y Michael Bania 9780882408873 $9.99 • PB32 pg • 10 x 83⁄8

Little Puffin’s First FlightBy Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9780882409245$10.99 • PB32 pg • 8 x 10 � A 2015 CBC/NSTA

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The Seasons of Little WolfB y Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9781941821749 $11.99 • PB32p • 8 x 10

Sharkabet By Ray TrollContributions by American Museum of Natural History 9781558685192$11.99 • PB40 pg • 10 x 8½

Sweet Dreams,Polar BearB y Mindy Dwyer 9780882405551 $10.99 • PB32 pg • 8½ x 8½

The Sleeping LadyR etold by Ann DixonIllustrated by Elizabeth Johns 9780882404950 $8.99 • PB32 pg • 8½ x 11

The Misadventures of Seldovia Sam Collects books 1–4 of the series By Susan Woodward SpringerIllustrated by Amy Meissner 9781513261669$14.99 • PB258p • 5¼ x 8

Ten Rowdy Ravens B y Susan EwingIllustrated by Evon Zerbetz 9780882406107$11.99 • PB32 pg • 83⁄8 x 10

TreasureBy Mindy Dwyer9781513261959 $16.99 • HB32p • 9 x 9

CHILDREN’S


The War Canoe B y Jamie S. Bryson 9780882407586$12.99 • PB180p • 6 x 9

Bristol Bay Summer By Annie Boochever 9780882409948 $12.99 • PB258p • 5½ x 8½

Bella BellaBy Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Sean London9780882409238$12.99 • PB180p • 5½ x 8½

Desolation CanyonBy Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Sean London9781941821299$12.99 • PB168p • 5½ x 8½

Grizzly PeakBy Jonathan LondonIllustrated by Sean London9781943328772$12.99 • PB174p • 5½ x 8½

Ordinary Dogs, Extraordinary FriendshipsBy Pam FlowersIllustrated by Jason Baskin9780882409160 $12.99 • PB144p • 5½ x 8½

Runaways on the Inside Passage By Joe Upton 9780882405650$16.95 • PB304p • 5 x 8

Secondhand SummerBy Dan Walker9781943328420$12.99 • PB • 182p • 6 x 9

Sojo: Memoirs of a Reluctant Sled DogBy Pam FlowersIllustrated by Bill Farnsworth9781943328536$12.99 • PB120p • 5½ x 8½

Jimmy BluefeatherBy Kim Heacox9781943328710$16.99 • PB264p • 6 x 9� National Outdoor Book Award

pH: a NovelBy Nancy Lord9781513260686$16.99 • PB256p • 5¼ x 8

MIDDLE READERS

ADULT FICTION


Baked Alaska: Recipes for Sweet Comforts from the North Country B y Sarah Eppenbach 9781943328246$16.99 • PB98p • 8 x 8

The Alaska Homegrown Cookbook : The Best Recipes from the Last FrontierI ntroduction by Kirsten Dixon 9780882408576 $16.99 • PB224p • 6 x 9

Alaska Sourdough B y Ruth Allman 9780882400853$14.95 • PB190p • 73⁄8 x 9

The Tutka Bay Lodge Cookbook: Coastal Cuisine from the Wilds of AlaskaBy Kirsten Dixon & Mandy Dixon 9781941821824$22.99 • PB224p • 8½ x 10

The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook: Homestyle Recipes from the Far North, Revised Edition9781513261195$19.99 • PB • 208p • 7½ x 9¼

Coloring the National Parks Artwork by Meggyn Pomerleau9781513261942$13.99 • PB70p • 8 x 10

Byron Birdsall’s AlaskaIllustrated by Byron BirdsallForeword by Dana Stabenow 9781941821503$18.99 • PB • 104p • 9 x 7

Alaska’s Wild Life : A Coloring Book Featuring the Artwork of Monica EstillIllustrated by Monica Estill9781943328642$12.99 • PB70p • 8 x 10

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Alaska Ascents Edited by Bill Sherwonit 9780882404790 • $19.95 • PB • 296p • 6 x 9Alaska Light By Kim Heacox9780944197554 • $22.95 • PB • 112p • 10 x 9½Arctic Daughter By Jean Aspen 9781941821169 • $18.99 • PB • 240p • 6 x 9 Arctic Son By Jean Aspen9780882409207 • $18.99 • PB • 276p • 6 x 9Also on DVD: 9781941821244 • $24.99 A Place Beyond By Nick Jans 9780882408071 • $17.99 • PB • 192p • 5½ x 8½ A Tender Distance By Kaylene Johnson 9780882407722 • $16.95 • PB • 208p • 5½ x 8½ Bear Tales for the Ages By Larry Kaniut9780882407005 • $14.95 • PB • 256p • 53⁄8 x 83⁄8Bradford Washburn, An Extraordinary Life By Bradford Washburn with Lew Freedman9780882409078 • $19.99 • PB • 320p • 6 x 9Goodbye, My Island By Jean Rogers; Illustrated by Rie Muñoz9780882405384 • $9.99 • PB • 96p • 5½ x 8½ In the Valley of the Grizzly By Ed Ferrell 9780882407708 • $12.95 • PB • 184p • 5½ x 8½ Jump Shot By Lew Freedman9780882409931 • $16.99 • PB • 218p • 6 x 9 Johnny’s Girl By Kim Rich9780882405247 • $18.99 • PB • 304p • 5½ x 8½

Journeys to the Far North By Olaus J. Murie9781941821732 • $16.99 • PB • 254p • 6 x 9 Lowell Thomas Jr. By Lowell Thomas Jr. with Lew Freedman9781941821633 • $19.99 • PB • 282p • 6 x 9 My Season on the Kenai By Lew Freedman 9780882409061 • $16.99 • PB • 218p • 6 x 9 Noel Merrill Wien By Noel Merrill Wien9781943328406 • $19.99 • PB • 210p • 6 x 9 On Patrol By Ray Tremblay; Foreword by Jim Rearden 9780882405735 • $16.99 • PB • 224p • 5½ x 8½ Quilt of Dreams By Mindy Dwyer 9780882405223 • $15.95 • HB • 32p • 103⁄8 x 8¾ Racing Toward Recovery By Mike Williams Sr. and Lew Freedman 9781941821442 • $17.99 • PB • 214p • 6 x 9 Seaplanes Along the Inside Passage By Gerry Bruder 9780882409580 • $17.99 • PB • 194p • 5½ x 8½ Thunder on the Tundra By Lew Freedman 9780882407425 • $14.95 • PB • 264p • 5½ x 8½ Wild about Game By Janie Hibler 9781943328062 • $19.99 • PB • 320p • 7½ x 9 Winging It! By Jack Jefford, as told to Ms. Carmen Jefford Fisher and Mr. Mark Fisher9780882408163 • $18.95 • PB • 320p • 6 x 9

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