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Jessie: the story of a genteel lady in
frontier Alaska
by Betty Wyatt
Betty Wyatt, 2006.
Paperback, 208 pages.
"In 1970, the author successfully bid on a trunk in an Alaska State
Surplus Auction. Among the trunk’s contents were Native Alaskan baskets and
beadwork, fine china, a British flag, and a delicate shot glass with the word
JESSIE roughly etched on it. Clues in the trunk about the owner’s life—a photo
album, a journal, a postcard collection and a diary—led the author on an
international treasure hunt which revealed the story of Jessie." It is a
glimpse into the life of early Eagle resident Jessica Mather - touching,
humorous and endearing. Historical fiction for all ages.
Every book includes author's
original signature & exclusive bookplate from Eagle.
$20.00. |
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You'll want to order
Jessie from EHSM just to get this bookplate personally signed
by Betty! The exquisite rose design comes from a Christmas
postcard Jessica painted herself in 1908. A testimony to her
artistic talents, the postcard was among the many treasures found in her
trunk. |
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* Includes exclusive
bookplate created in Eagle *
* Every bookplate signed by the author in her own hand * |
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Jewel On The Yukon: Eagle City
by Elva Scott
Eagle Historical Society & Museums, 1997.
Soft cover, 184 pages.
Collection of essays on historic Eagle and its people.
$20.00 |
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Hän Hwëch'in, People of the River
by
Craig Mishler and William Simeone
University of Alaska Press, 2004.
A recent ethnographic history of the Hän Athabascan
Native people of the Eagle and Dawson areas.
Paperback $25.00
(Hardcover can be special-ordered, $50.00) |
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Sharing
Our Best...EHSM Cookbook
Borg, D'Alessandro & Christensen, Editors
Eagle Historical Society & Museums, 1996.
Soft spiral cover.
Popular
recipes from EHSM members,
friends and Eagle residents....now in its second printing.
$10.00 |
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Upper
Yukon Native Customs & Folklore
by Ferdinand
Schmitter
Eagle Historical Society & Museums, 1985.
Reprint from Smithsonian Institute article.
Paperback.
Medical doctor at Fort Egbert in 1909 reports on Natives at Eagle Village.
$5.00
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Northern Army
by Elva Scott
Eagle Historical Society & Museums, 1986.
Paperback.
Activities of the U.S. Army in the Upper Yukon area
during the end of 19th century. Features several military
photos.
$5.00 |
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Recollections of the Youkon 1868-1885
by Francois Mercier
Alaska Historical Society, 1986.
Paperback.
Along with his other work on the Yukon,
Mercier, a French adventurer and merchant, opened Belle Isle,
the trading post near Eagle in 1880.
$12.00
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Tisha
by Robert Specht
Bantam Books, 1977.
Paperback.
Historical fiction - the story of Anne Hobbs, a young teacher in the Alaska
wilderness. Mirrors the life of Anne Purdy, who lived and taught in Eagle
and Chicken.
$8.00 |
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Dark Boundary
by Anne Purdy
Koyukon Creations, 2002.
Paperback.
Anne Purdy, subject of "Tisha," writes her own account of life around
early Eagle following the gold rush. Story -- full of both joy and sadness
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of the Eagle Village Natives and of a woman who reaches out to those in need.
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Born on Snowshoes
by Evelyn Berglund Shore
Heritage Press, 1993.
Hardcover.
True story of three sisters who grew up in the remote Arctic wilderness.
Ernie Pyle called them "the freshest in spirit of any women I had ever seen."
Filled with excellent photographs.
$20.00 |
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Walk By The Spirit
by Adeline Juneby Potts
Jelm Mountain Press, 1993.
Paperback.
A story of deep emotion,
of Adeline's happy childhood in Eagle Village, present-day struggle to maintain
the Athabascan-Han culture, and a family's account of their path from tragedy to
peace.
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Gold at Fortymile Creek
by Michael Gates
UBC Press, 1994.
Hardcover.
Story of the gold miners in the Fortymile area prior
to the great Klondike strike.
$26.00 |
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Alaska Burning
by Jerry Ray Nelson
Shoreline, 1998.
Paperback.
True story of Eagle's fire fighters, told with humor and insight by a crew member and boss
of many years.
$14.00
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Sternwheels on the Yukon
by Arthur Knutson
Knutson Enterprises, 1979.
Paperback.
An excellent book on Yukon River travel written by a
man who knows about those old sternwheelers from his first-hand work
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Coming into the Country
by John McPhee
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1977.
Hardcover.
A nonfiction tapestry in three segments that deal with total
wilderness, urban Alaska and remote life in the bush. Many Eagle area
residents are featured in the third section.
$20.00
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
by Barbara Joosse, illus. Barbara Lavallee
Chronicle Books, 1991.
Hardcover.
Introduces children to a different culture in an arctic setting, and
shows that the love between parent and child transcends all boundaries.
Illustrations of arctic wildlife and informative glossary add educational
content. Age 3 & up.
$15.00 |
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Alaska's Three Bears
by Shelley Gill, illus. Shannon Cartwright
Sasquatch Books, 1990.
Paperback.
Three bears -- polar, grizzly and black -- set out on a journey across
Alaska in search of their home. Filled with well researched facts to teach
about bears and their environment. Age 3 & up.
$10.00
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Alaska ABC Book
by Charlene Kreeger, illus. Shannon Cartwright
Sasquatch Books, 1978.
Paperback.
No apples or zebras here! -- "A" is for Alaska and Animals, "Z" is for
Zero temperature. Includes glossary of unusual terms. Age 3 & up.
$10.00 |
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