West Press: 337 books
by Armando García de la Torre
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2015
This book is a study of the hitherto largely ignored, global origins and connections of José Martí's (1853-1895) Cuban independence leader, efforts towards decolonization and the forging of a new nation in Cuba.
Winging It!
Jack Jefford, Pioneer Alaskan Aviator
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Jack Jefford shares stories of his gripping rescues, white-knuckle crackups, and wild adventures that come from flying the not always friendly skies of Alaska. Arriving in the Territory of Alaska in 1937, he started flying from the gold rush town of Nome for Hans Mirow. Jack’s stories are some of...
Alaska's Wilderness Medicines
Healthful Plants of the Far North
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
This guide to Alaskan wild plants, native and introduced, can be used to promote health and healing, use for emergency first-aid care, or to maintain wellness. More than fifty plant species are described with information on habitat and distribution as well as general information on how each one can...
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
This collection of stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most beloved character, includes fourteen adventures of Holmes and Dr. John Watson: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box, The Adventure of the Crooked Man, The Adventure of the Final Problem, The Adventure of the Greek...
First Wilderness, Revised Edition
My Quest in the Territory of Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Author’s first book, ONE MAN'S WILDERNESS, is companion to the popular film ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS which airs annually on PBS stations nationwide.
This lost treasure was recently discovered by Sam Keith’s daughter, Laurel Lies, among the precious stowed possessions of her father. Prior to writing...
Seaplanes along the Inside Passage
The Highs and Lows of a Modern Bush Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
What is it about Alaska that can make a young journalist from the East Coast abandon his career and become a bush pilot? Bruder’s fascinating first person account answers that question and lets the reader share his experiences as he becomes seasoned as a seaplane pilot flying the rugged terrain...
Shamans and Kushtakas
North Coast Tales of the Supernatural
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Shaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Natives of the Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was honored as a person who could heal the body and spirit as well as see into the future. In his struggles...
Beyond Road's End
Living Free in Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
The book chronicles the adventures of Ed and Janice Schofield including building their own home, learning about the wild plants, the people and the wildlife of the area. Short episodic chapters keep readers turning the pages full of "can-do spirit" and live in the last frontier. Part love story, part adventure, and part natural history, this is a chaming memoir.
by John Twelve Hawks
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
In this short essay, the best-selling author John Twelve Hawks offers some practical suggestions for anyone feeling angry or overwhelmed by America’s toxic political landscape.
John Twelve Hawks explains how a short visit to hell helped him understand the talking heads that have appeared...
Thunder on the Tundra
Football Above the Arctic Circle
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
This is the moving story of high school students in an isolated village at the top of Alaska starting a football team. Against long odds the Whalers had to practice and play in extreme conditions and travel hundreds of miles from home when they went on the "road," flying for each game.They...
Four Novels
Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Hard Times
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
In A Tale of Two Cities, French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Darnay’s wife Lucie against the menacing backdrop of the French Revolution and the shadow of the guillotine. David Copperfield draws on Dickens's life to provide a vivid story mixed with comedy...
by Brendan Clark
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Self-publishing can be daunting if you don’t know where to start. That’s where IngramSpark comes in, providing you with the easiest way to self-publish your book with affordable, high-quality book production and distribution to thousands of retailers worldwide.
For those who have a manuscript...
Lowell Thomas Jr.
Flight to Adventure, Alaska and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Lowell Thomas Jr. is a famed Alaskan who made his mark as a Bush pilot and by serving in state government, but who also has had a lifetime’s worth of adventures that have taken him around the world. Thomas, now eighty?nine, and living in Anchorage, is the son of one of the most widely known Americans...
Racing Toward Recovery
The Extraordinary Story of Alaska Musher Mike Williams Sr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
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