Margaret Swensen: 3 books

Margaret Swensen loved to be outdoors, but she was not a hiker or an angler; she was first a mother and a quilter, but at 55 years old she did all the research, even hiked many of the trails, and wrote the Hiker's Guide to Alaska; and did all the research and wrote most of the Angler's Guide to Alaska....

Poems of an Alaskan mother of nine: the joys and heartbreaks of motherhood. The history of one women's 50-years of life and love in the Last Frontier. These poems give an insight into life in Territory of Alaska through the Greatland's statehood. It's about famiy, friends, and neighbors.

Dear Mama: I’ve been in Meadow a year and a month. It isn’t like Hinckley, my pretty little place. I miss you. I miss the straight streets, the trees and gardens. The dry farm acres are brushed and planted now and my hands have almost healed. I won’t work brushing and burning ever again without...