
The Alaska Almanac
Facts about Alaska
Nancy Gates(Editor)
Alaska Northwest Books (Publisher)
33rd Edition
Published on 15. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-88240-813-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Alaska Almanac is an indispensable reference for those who are traveling to the north or those who already know and love it but want to impress others with their encyclopedic knowledge of Alaska's fascinating past and present. Updated each year, this affordable, best-selling guide offers accurate, timely facts on geography, history, economy, employment, recreation, trophy records, climate, and people of the state with the most ests everlargest lake, tallest mountain, longest coastline, biggest cabbage, most acreage in national parks and more. It also features Alaska's funniest man, Mr. Whitekeys, who manages to find some of the more bizarre facts about the state for us.
Reviews / Votes
""Absolutely everything is covered in the book, from Native people to natural history to geography regions to oil and gas production.""-Dee Longenbaugh, ObservatoryBooks.com, Sitka Sentinel
An indispensable reference for those who love the northern state....a joy to read. ---Statesman Journal
""The guide is a handy reference for travelers, researchers, and other people in all walks of life."" --- Alaska Journal of Commerce.
More details
Series
Edition
Thirty-third Edition, Revised
Language
English
Place of publication
Portland
United States
Publishing group
Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co
Target group
US School Grade: Eleventh Grade, Interest Age: From 13 years
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-88240-813-2 (9780882408132)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Nancy Gates has gathered information and compiled the updates for the Alaska Almanac for the past nine years fromher home office in the state.