Portrait of Alaska

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PORTRAIT OF ALASKA
Through the text by Hilary Hilscher and the photography by four of the most prominent and talented photographers of Alaska's landscape, wildlife, and people, comes PORTRAIT OF ALASKA.
Alaska's abundance-its size, its variety, and its grandeur-inspires even the most seasoned traveler with awe. Misty fjords and nameless mountains, calving glaciers and berry-laden tundra: the Forty-ninth State rightfully derives its name ^from the Aleut word Alashka, meaning "Great Land."
, Nancy Simmerman, photographer of ALASKA II and SOUTHEAST COAST has taken thousands of photographs in Alaska since statehood. Her artistic eye, her closeness to the land and people, and her mastery of her profession have resulted in a sensitive and powerful exhibit.
Fred Hirschmann's images have not only appeared in national and international magazines but have also been published in five books, including the outstanding BUSH PILOTS OF ALASKA and ALASKA'S NATIONAL PARKS.
Kim Heacox, an... Tovább

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PORTRAIT OF ALASKA
Through the text by Hilary Hilscher and the photography by four of the most prominent and talented photographers of Alaska's landscape, wildlife, and people, comes PORTRAIT OF ALASKA.
Alaska's abundance-its size, its variety, and its grandeur-inspires even the most seasoned traveler with awe. Misty fjords and nameless mountains, calving glaciers and berry-laden tundra: the Forty-ninth State rightfully derives its name ^from the Aleut word Alashka, meaning "Great Land."
, Nancy Simmerman, photographer of ALASKA II and SOUTHEAST COAST has taken thousands of photographs in Alaska since statehood. Her artistic eye, her closeness to the land and people, and her mastery of her profession have resulted in a sensitive and powerful exhibit.
Fred Hirschmann's images have not only appeared in national and international magazines but have also been published in five books, including the outstanding BUSH PILOTS OF ALASKA and ALASKA'S NATIONAL PARKS.
Kim Heacox, an Alaskan author and professional photographer, features the dramatic photography "
of the Last Frontier's official sport, sled dog racing, focusing especially on the Iditarod Dog Sled Race with his <
recent IDITAROD SPIRIT
Tom Walker, photographerof ALASKAN WILDLIFE and WILD CRITTERS, provides images of a wide variety of Alaska wildlife. Walker has lived in Alaska for more than twenty-five years.
Through these outstanding photographs and words, the magic that is Alaska reaches out in spectacular fashion.
Front Cover Photograph: 20,306-foot Denali. . . ,
Back Cover Photograph: An iceberg from
Shakes Glacier, and Wrangell - '
excursion boat. , •
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