SUGGESTED READINGS UNIT 1

The following list of suggested readings includes works that should be available in most Alaskan school or public libraries and that will provide more information about subjects discussed in this text. It is not intended as a comprehensive bibliography of sources on the natural history of Alaska.

General Books

FACTS ABOUT ALASKA: THE ALASKA ALMANAC. Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, 1984.
Introduces Alaska.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHY OF ALASKA. Alaska Geographic, 7:2 (1980).
Divides Alaska into six regions and deals with each region's land, communities, and people.

Brooks, Alfred Hulse
BLAZING ALASKA'S TRAILS. 2nd ed. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1953.
The first chapter describe Alaska's geography, geology, and climate.

Central Intelligence Agency
POLAR REGIONS ATLAS. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1978.
Covers physical features, climate, people, and economic activities for the Arc-tic and Antarctic.

Johnson, Philip R. and Charles W. Hartman
ENVIRONMENTAL ATLAS OF ALASKA. College: University of Alaska, Institute of Water Resources, 1969.
Brings together a great deal of information on physical Alaska.

Orth, Donald J.
DICTIONARY OF ALASKA PLACE NAMES. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1967.
Locates Alaska geographic features and gives brief information on the origin of each place name.

Chapter 1-1/Geological and Glacial History

Books

Anthony, Leo Mark and Tom A. Tunley
INTRODUCTION TO ALASKA'S GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY. Anchorage: Polaris Publishers, 1976.
Presents information on Alaska's land.

Bolt, Bruce A.
EARTHQUAKES, A PRIMER. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1978.
Answers many questions about earthquakes.

Hansen, Wallace R.
EFFECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE OF MARCH 24, 1964 AT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 542-A. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1965.
Discusses Alaska's major earthquake specifically, and provides much information about earthquakes in general.

Molnia, Bruce
ALASKA'S GLACIERS. Alaska Geographic 9: 1 (1982).
Provides technical information about glaciers and includes a survey of
Alaska's glaciers.

Williams, Howel, editor
LANDSCAPES OF ALASKA: THEIR GEOLOGIC EVOLUTION. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1958.
Explains geologic features of Alaska.

Chapter 1 -2/Geographic Position and Physiographic Features

Books

ADMIRALTY. . . ISLAND IN CONTENTION. Alaska Geographic, 1 :3 (1973).
Discusses the past, present, and future of this Southeast Alaska island.

ALASKA'S GREAT INTERIOR. Alaska Geographic, 7:1 (1980).
Surveys the land and people of Interior Alaska.

ALASKA'S VOLCANOES: NORTHERN LINK IN THE RING OF FIRE. Alaska Geographic, 4: 1 (1976).
Explains Alaska's "ring of fire."
THE BROOKS RANGE-ENVIRONMENTAL WATERSHED. Alaska Geographic, 4:2 (1977).
Describes Alaska's northernmost mountain range.

COOK INLET COUNTRY. Alaska Geographic 5:1 (1977).
Summarizes the area that surrounds Cook Inlet, its residents, and its resources. A companion, ANCHORAGE AND THE COOK BASIN, Alaska Geographic, 10:2 (1983), is available.

ISLANDS OF THE SEALS: PRIBILOFS. Alaska Geographic, 9:3 (1982).
Describes the isolated islands of the Bering Sea and the people who live on them.

THE KOTZEBUE BASIN. Alaska Geographic, 8:3 (1 981).
Presents the people, the land, and contemporary issues of Northwest Alaska.

UP THE KOYUKUK. Alaska Geographic, 1 0:4 (1983).
Studies the people of the Koyukuk River basin.

Boehm, William D.
GLACIER BAY: OLD ICE, NEW LAND. Alaska Geographic, 3:1 (1975). Describes Southeast Alaska's scenic Glacier Bay.

Freeman, Nancy
KODIAK, ISLAND OF CHANGE. Alaska Geographic, 4:3 (1977). Covers Alaska's largest island.

Loken, Marty
THE STIKINE RIVER.Alaska Geographic, 6:4 (1979).
Deals with the river's history, the adjacent land, and the people who live nearby.

Morgan, Lael
THE ALEUTIANS. Alaska Geographic, 7:3 (1980).
Surveys the natural environment and human history.
BRISTOL BAY BASIN. Alaska Geographic, 5:3 (1978).
Discusses the region, the people, the history, and the controversies affecting the area today.

Powers, Richard L.
YAKUTAT: THE TURBULENT CRESCENT. Alaska Geographic, 2:4 (1975).
Debates the controversies involving this area between Southeast and Southcentral Alaska.

Rearden, Jim
THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA. Alaska Geographic, 6:1 (1979).
Describes the western Alaska lowland region and the people who live there.

Roppel, Patricia
SOUTHEAST ALASKA'S PANHANDLE. Alaska Geographic, 5:2 (1978).
Presents information on the communities, the natural areas, the resources, and the people-past and present-of Southeast Alaska.

Van Hyning, Jack
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. Alaska Geographic, 2:3 (1975). Discusses the resources and history of the scenic Prince William Sound area.

Wright, Gerald
WRANGELL-SAINT ELIAS INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS. Alaska Geographic, 8: 1 (1981).
Describes the Wrangell and St. Elias mountain areas of western Southcentral Alaska and the southeastern Yukon Territory of Canada.

Articles

Koranda, John
"The North Slope...lts Physiography, Fauna, and its Flora," in THE NORTH SLOPE,Alaska Geographic, 1:1 (1973).
Includes the geographic and geologic history ofthe lowland area north of the Brooks Range.

Chapter 1-3/Natural Resources

Books

ALASKA WHALES AND WHALING. Alaska Geographic, 5:4 (1978).
Identifies various species of whales found in Alaska waters.

ALASKA'S OIL/GAS AND MINERALS INDUSTRY. Alaska Geographic, 9:4 (1982).
Includes the geologic history of Alaska, minerals found in Alaska and their locations, and mining methods.

Dufresne, Frank
ALASKA'S ANIMALS AND FISHES. New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1946.
Details the many animals and fishes found in Alaska and its adjacent waters.
Rearden, Jim
ALASKA MAMMALS. Alaska Geographic, 8:2 (1981).
Surveys the animals of Alaska.
ALASKA'S SALMON FISHERIES. Alaska Geographic, 10:3 (1983).
Answers many questions about the species of Pacific salmon found in Alaska waters.

Chapter 1-4/Climate

Books

Neuberger, Hans and Cahir, John
PRINCIPLES OF CLIMATOLOGY. San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc., 1969.
Provides information on climates around the world.

Articles

Starr, Victor P.
"The General Circulation of the Atmosphere," in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (December, 1956).
Describes patterns of circulation that affect the climate of areas of the world.

Chapter 1-5/People and the Land

Books

THE LAND: EYE OF THE STORM. Alaska Geographic, 3:2 (1975).
Debates issues surrounding ownership of Alaska's land.