J. Mike Holloway presents his extraordinary memoir Dreaming Bears
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Mike Holloway becomes the adopted grandson of elders Johnny and Sarah Frank. What he learns in Gwich'in Country marks his life forever. He becomes a renowned orthopedic surgeon working with the Peace Corps and at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. (Note: there are sound gaps during the discussion period.) This is an extraordinary event! Joining Mike for readings is his companion and wife, Margie Gibson.
Wildlife biologist Caroline Van Hemert discusses her book The Sun Is A Compass, A 4,000-Mile Journey into The Alaskan Wilds. Caroline Van Hemert has written an incredible book, from the first paragraph to the last. At this event, she will discuss writing The Sun Is a Compass and offer a slide...
Published 03/25/19
Dan L. Walker presents Letters from Happy Valley, Memories of an Alaska Homesteader’s Son
Fifty years after leaving the family homestead in Happy Valley, Alaska, Dan Walker unexpectedly received a shoe box full of letters penned in 1958 by his parents as they traveled from Sugar Tree Ridge,...
Published 02/07/19
Carla Williams presents Wildcat Women, Narratives of Women Breaking Ground in Alaska’s Oil and Gas Industry. The book, Wildcat Women documents the life and labor of pioneering women in the oil fields of Alaska’s North Slope. It profiles 14 women while exploring an untold history of the...
Published 10/09/18