Alaska Is Bigger Than You Think
25 hrs. 53 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Vasily Peskov
Author
Vasily Peskov
Narrator
Sasha Zhukova
Narrator
Sasha Zhukova
Description
This book is not a scholarly study. It is a fascinating journey (by plane, by boat, by car, by dog sled, and on foot), a journey full of adventures, unexpected encounters, and visits to the most interesting places in America’s largest and northernmost state.
The author also tells about the discovery, development, and history of Alaska.
The author also tells about the discovery, development, and history of Alaska.
Contents
EDGE OF THE WORLD
— Pilot from Nome
“We Live in the North”
Alaska Is Bigger Than You Think
At the Threshold of the Tundra
The North’s Birthmark
The Eighth Wonder
Southern Shores
The Beckoning Word Yukon
Only by Plane
Pray to the Raven
Winter Wanderings
Bound to Whales
Concerns of the Hinterland
What They Talk About in Summer
Alaskan Hunting
Island of Bearded Men
From Hummingbird to Bear
Forest and Moose
Bear Feast
The Fate of Eagles
A Meeting with an Unafraid Wolf
RUSSIAN AMERICA
— How Alaska Was Discovered
A Merchant from Rylsk
The Tale of Baranov
“Pedestrian Inventory”
Traces
The Town of Sitka
How Alaska Was Sold
PEOPLE AND TIME
— Destiny — Alaska
The Binkley Family Business
Taki Takich Finishes School
Jack’s Cabin
Golden Dawson
Heir to the Klondike
The Great Race
Spring on a String
Cold Trail
Russians in Alaska
Crossroads of People
Patchwork Quilt
— Pilot from Nome
“We Live in the North”
Alaska Is Bigger Than You Think
At the Threshold of the Tundra
The North’s Birthmark
The Eighth Wonder
Southern Shores
The Beckoning Word Yukon
Only by Plane
Pray to the Raven
Winter Wanderings
Bound to Whales
Concerns of the Hinterland
What They Talk About in Summer
Alaskan Hunting
Island of Bearded Men
From Hummingbird to Bear
Forest and Moose
Bear Feast
The Fate of Eagles
A Meeting with an Unafraid Wolf
RUSSIAN AMERICA
— How Alaska Was Discovered
A Merchant from Rylsk
The Tale of Baranov
“Pedestrian Inventory”
Traces
The Town of Sitka
How Alaska Was Sold
PEOPLE AND TIME
— Destiny — Alaska
The Binkley Family Business
Taki Takich Finishes School
Jack’s Cabin
Golden Dawson
Heir to the Klondike
The Great Race
Spring on a String
Cold Trail
Russians in Alaska
Crossroads of People
Patchwork Quilt
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