Alaska
By James Michener, read by Peter Graves
Random House Audio
Suddenly, we’ve all got Alaska on our minds. For answers to some of your questions, let us turn to the king of the grand historical melodrama, James Michener. His sweeping 1988 novel fills you in on the land’s earliest inhabitants (the wooly mammoth), describes a richly imagined life for the land’s first brave immigrants and even throws in a smattering of sex. For more on Alaska:
Looking for Alaska
By Peter Jenkins, read by Rebekah Jenkins
Jenkins World Productions
A man portrays his family’s 18-month sojourn on the Kenai Peninsula.
When the Water Runs: Growing Up With Alaska
By Cheryl Schuermann, read by Audrey Purkeypile Wilcox
Tate Publishing & Enterprises
A fascinating account of growing up in Alaska.
