Northern Light Media publishes books about the history of Alaska and the Yukon Territory (actually including most of western Canada), and occasionally publishes books on other topics by authors whose writing might be of interest to our readers. There are close to thirty books in our published library now, and 18 issues of Alaskan History Magazine.
The history of sled dogs in the north is our most frequent topic, and titles in that category include The History of Sled Dogs in North America, The All Alaska Sweepstakes, Alaskan Sled Dog Tales, The First Iditarod, Sled Dogs in America: The Art of Veryl Goodnight, Adventures on the Iditarod Trail, The Hope ‘91 Sled Dog Race, The Stained Glass Dog Team, The Yukon Quest Trail, and 50 Years of Iditarod Adventures.
The Alaska Diaries of Dr. James Taylor White, Alaskan Roadhouses, The Alaska Railroad 1902-1923, The Matanuska Colony Barns and The 1935 Matanuska Colony Project are strictly history, as is the anthology of chapters from classic books of the north, Alaska and the Klondike.
The First Newspapers: The Knik News and Cook Inlet Pioneer and Knik News 1914-1916 is as much an exploration of early-day Anchorage as of the pioneer town of Knik, at one time the trade center of south-central Alaska. Addison Powell’s Trailing and Camping in Alaska 1909 covers more history, and two anthologies, Alaskan History I and II, collect the articles published in the first three years of Alaskan History Magazine.
Prolific award-winning author Lew Freedman has published his memoir of northland travels and adventures, Northern Journey: A Report from the Last Frontier with Northern Light Media, but also two of the sled dog books above, plus Alaska Fishing Tales and Alaska Hunting Tales, and he’s working on a tribute to Denali for publication this fall.
Anne Winters’ book about life aboard a commercial fishing tender, The Tender Life: 20 Years of Commercial Fish Tendering in Alaska, is another departure from history, but Anne does share some fascinating recent history of what it’s like to live amongst Alaska’s commercial fishing community. The Beautiful Matanuska Valley also shares more recent history, but it’s interspersed with stories of the pioneers of south-central Alaska.
The newest book from Northern Light Media is True to the Trail: A Great-Granddaughter’s Alaskan Quest a Century On, by Anne Verdonk, a compilation of the journals and photographs of Englishman Arthur Dallimore, who joined the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898, then traveled down the Yukon River to try his hand at prospects in Alaska, staying in the North for a dozen years, finally building a roadhouse northwest of Fairbanks. Available now, the book will be a terrific addition to anyone’s collection of books on Alaska’s history.
A free 56 page full color catalog of books published by Northern Light Media over the last 18 years is available as a PDF download at the website.
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