aleutian islands (alaska)

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Aleuts

Facts about the Aleut indigenous peoples of northern Alaska and Russia. Includes information about their traditions, myths, social activities, the development of their culture, methods of hunting and gathering, rituals, and their daily lives.

Ghosts in the fog

the untold story of Alaska's WWII invasion
A narrative, nonfiction account of the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, told from the perspectives of an American civilian and soldiers from both sides of the conflict. Includes more than eighty photographs.

On the edge of survival

a shipwreck, a raging storm, and the harrowing Alaskan rescue that became a legend
2010
Chronicles the dramatic story of the December 2004 rescue of a Malaysian cargo ship that ran aground on Alaska's Aleutian Islands during a brutal storm, an effort further complicated by the crash of a Jayhawk rescue helicopter.

Ghosts in the fog

the untold story of Alaska's WWII invasion
2011
A narrative, nonfiction account of the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, told from the perspectives of an American civilian and soldiers from both sides of the conflict. Includes more than eighty photographs.

Williwaw

a novel
2003
Tensions run high amid the crew of a ship caught in the frigid Arctic waters during storm season.

The wind is not a river

1996
As the only ones not captured when the Japanese take over their Aleutian island village during World War II, two children must survive on their own.

The wind is not a river

1978
As the only ones not captured when the Japanese take over their Aleutian island village during World War II, two children must survive on their own.

Aleutian adventure

kayaking in the birthplace of the winds
2001
The story of four sportsmen who camp and kayak in the Aleutian Islands.
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