The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska
Chockfull of interesting facts in a handy A-to-Z format, The Alaska Almanac® features easy access to topics from Agriculture to Zip Codes. The highest mountain, biggest state park, the correct pronunciation of Iguigig . . . you ask, it’s here. (It’s ig-ee-AH-gig, by the way.) “Nuggets,” fun sidebars from earlier editions, will tickle and amaze. Where else can you get such lively information, along with the names of the state’s ten largest freshwater lakes and the latitude for America’s farthest-north city? Illustrated with maps and photos, this edition offers the latest statistics, updated Web sites, and a year’s worth of noteworthy news from the Last Frontier.
The best-selling reference to “The Great Land,” The Alaska Almanac® celebrates its longevity with this updated edition of invaluable, entertaining Alaskana. With facts and figures on geography, history, economy, cultures, and peoples of the Last Frontier, this edition is packed with all-about-Alaska information for people who dream of visiting Alaska, as well as long-lasting sourdoughs. How many Native languages are spoken throughout Alaska? Do ice worms really exist? Readers can find answers to these questions as well as facts about the pesky no-see-ums, and learn the difference between mukluks, muktuk, and muskeg and when and where to use each appropriately. Whether being used as a guide for solving hotly debated disputes, a reference for writing, or directing visitors to annual events, the Alaska Almanac® satisfies the most burning questions and curiosities of Alaska. Mr. Whitekeys, Alaska’s funniest man, continues to amuse and delight readers with his witty and wacky humor as he informs on the lighter side of living in the North.
Everyone knows Alaska is our biggest state, that Mt. McKinley is North America’s tallest mountain, and that Nome is colder than anywhere you should ever want to be. But did you know that your chances of being killed by a bear in Alaska are greater than your chances of being run over by a New York City cabbie? Or that it gets so chilly up there that your tires will go flat? Or that half of all Alaskan man-overboard accidents happen because a guy tried to relieve himself over the side? Well these are things you should know. Now you have no excuse, because the latest edition of The Alaska Almanac® will guide you toward a thorough understanding of this weird and wonderful state. So whether you’re trying to settle a bet, planning a trip, or impressing your friends with your encyclopedic knowledge of Alaska’s many Native cultures and overgrown mosquitoes, this book is your best choice.
Softbound Paperback.
240 pages with 50 B&W illustrations.
Size: 5-3/8” x 8-3/8”
Price: $12.95
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