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Contents3New BooksPopular Backlist Titles18Popular Distributed Titles20Ordering Information21Contact Information213Cover image from the book Scavengers (page 7).www.uapress.alaska.edu11 Tidal Echoes is a literary and art journal thatThe 2015 edition of Tidal Echoespresents an annual showcase ofwriters and artists who share onething in common: a life surroundedby the rainforests and waterways ofSoutheast Alaska.showcases the art and writing of Southeast Alaskans.The journal is published by the University of AlaskaSoutheast and edited by undergraduate students onthe Juneau campus. It may be purchased for 5 froma publication of the University of Alaska SoutheastEmily Wall at emilly.wall@uas.alaska.edu.TIDAL ECHOES Tidal EchoesTidal EchoesLITERARY and ARTS JOURNAL

579131517PermafrostPermafrost is the farthest north literary journal in the world and ispublished annually by the graduate students in the UAF Departmentof English. For submission information and subscription rates, visitwww.permafrostmag.com or email editor@permafrostmag.com.

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SecondEditionApril336 p., 100 color plates, 70 maps5 1/2 x 8978-1-60223-280-8978-1-60223-281-5 (ebook)Paper 26.95/ 19.00TravelOutside inthe InteriorAn AdventureGuide for CentralAlaska2nd EditionWith its breathtaking vistas and countless acresof unmarked wilderness, Alaska has long attractedthose who are looking for a bit of adventure in theirvacations—from visitors who want to climb ruggedpeaks to those content to push a stroller down a pavedtrail. Filled with maps and photos, Outside in the Interioris the perfect guidebook for outdoor enthusiasts of alllevels of ability. It presents detailed information abouttrails throughout Interior Alaska, including round-tripdistance, estimated hiking duration and difficulty,elevation, seasonal variations, and tips on what wildlifeand other sights hikers are likely to observe alongthe way. Features on trail etiquette, safety, and theenvironment round out the volume, making this fullyup-to-date new edition of Outside in the Interior aninvaluable companion to any trip to America’s largeststate.Kyle JolyKyle Joly is a wildlife biologist who has been exploringthe Alaska interior for more than twenty years whileworking for the Yukon-Charley National Park andPreserve. He lives in Fairbanks.3

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May224 p., 16 color plates 6 x 9978-1-60223-283-9978-1-60223-284-6 (ebook)Paper 21.95/ 15.50Anthropology/NatureMade ofSalmonAlaska Storiesfrom The SalmonProjectAll over the world, salmon populations arein trouble as overfishing and habitat loss havecombined to put the once-great Atlantic and PacificNorthwest runs at serious risk. Alaska, however, standsout as a rare success story: its salmon populationsremain strong and healthy, the result of years ofcareful management and conservation programsthat are rooted in a shared understanding of theimportance of the fish to the life, culture, and historyof the state.Made of Salmon brings together more than fiftydiverse Alaska voices to celebrate the salmon and itsplace in Alaska life. A mix of words and images, thebook interweaves longer works by some of Alaska’sfinest writers with shorter, more anecdotal accountsand stunning photographs of Alaskans fishing for,catching, preserving, and eating salmon throughoutthe state. A love letter to a fish that has beencentral to Alaska life for centuries, Made of Salmonis a reminder of the stakes of this great, ongoingconservation battle.Edited by Nancy LordNancy Lord is a longtime resident of Homer, Alaska,and a former commercial salmon fisherman. Sheteaches creative writing at the University of AlaskaAnchorage and science writing at Johns HopkinsUniversity. Her books include Fishcamp, Beluga Days,and Early Warming.5

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March232 p. 6 x 9978-1-60223-287-7978-1-60223-288-4 (ebook)Paper 21.95/ 15.50FictionA woman obsessed with reality TV encounters asorority girl who has embarked on a very personalscavenger hunt. A man unexpectedly discovers thathis father—a seemingly rational man—believes,seriously, in lake monsters. A woman whose husbandhas just survived a near-fatal accident flees to St.Petersburg, Russia, to wander through museums andpalaces and simply try to forget. Hansel (yes, thatScavengersStoriesHansel), all grown up, tries to be a good father. Ayoung girl begins to suspect that the séances beingheld in her basement just might not be as harmless asthey seem.These are the people and situations—where thefamiliar and bizarre intermix—that animate BeckyHagenston’s stories in Scavengers. From Mississippito Arizona to Russia, characters find themselvesfaced with a choice: make sense of the past, orrun from it. But Hagenston reminds us that evenrunning can never be pure—so which parts ofyour past do you decide to hold on to? A brilliantcollection from a master of short fiction, Scavengers issurprising, strange, and moving by turns—and whollyunforgettable.BECKY HAGENSTONBecky Hagenston is the author of A Gram of Mars andStrange Weather. She is associate professor of Englishat Mississippi State University.7

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April344 p., 8 halftones, 2 maps 6 x 9978-1-60223-277-8Paper 24.95/ 17.50Biography/HistoryWith the first headlines screaming “Gold! Gold!Gold!” in 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush was on—andit almost instantly became the stuff of legend. One ofthe key figures in the early discoveries that set off thegold rush was the Tagish wife of prospector GeorgeCarmack, Kate Carmack, whose fascinating story is toldWealthWomanKate Carmackand the KlondikeRace for Goldin full here for the first time.In Wealth Woman, Deb Vanasse recounts Kate’slife from her early years on the frontier with George,through the history-making discovery of gold, andon to her subsequent fame, when she traveled alonedown the West Coast through Washington andCalifornia, telling her story and fighting for her wealth,her family, and her reputation. Recovering the loststory of a true pioneer and a fiercely independentwoman, Wealth Woman brings gold-rush Alaska to lifein all its drama and glory.deb vanasseDeb Vanasse is cofounder of 49 Writers. Her previousbooks include Cold Spell, Black Wolf of the Glacier, andLucy’s Dance, all published by the University of AlaskaPress.“An excellent example of the new western history that seeks torecover previously marginalized voices.”—Ross Coen, author of Fu-go: The Curious History of Japan’sBalloon Bomb Attack on America9

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January280 p., 74 color plates, 2 maps 6 x 9978-1-60223-278-5978-1-60223-279-2 (ebook)Paper 24.95/ 17.50BiographyOur PerfectWildRay and BarbaraBane’s Journeysand the Fate ofthe Far NorthRay and Barbara Bane worked as teachers in Barrowand Wainwright, Alaska, in the early 1960s—but theydidn’t simply teach the children of their Iñupiat Eskimoand Koyukon friends and neighbors: they fully embracedtheir lifestyle. Doing so, they realized how closelyintertwined life in the region was with the land, and,specifically, how critical wilderness was to the ancienttraditions and wisdom that undergirded the Native wayof life. That slow realization came to a head during a1,200-mile dogsled trip from Hughes to Barrow in 1974, atrip that led them to give up teaching in favor of joiningthe National Park Service in order to preserve Alaska’swilderness.This book tells their story, a tale of dedication andtireless labor in the face of suspicion, resistance, and evenviolence. At a time when Alaska’s natural bounty remainsunder threat, Our Perfect Wild shows us an example ofthe commitment—and love—that will be required topreserve it.Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan with Ray baneKaylene Johnson-Sullivan is a writer and longtimeAlaskan who lives in Eagle River. Her books include ATender Distance: Adventures Raising My Son in Alaska; Sarah:How a Hockey Mom Turned the Political EstablishmentUpside Down; and Canyons and Ice: The Wilderness Travelsof Dick Griffith, the last also distributed by the Universityof Alaska Press. Ray Bane is a former teacher and a retirednational park employee. He is currently a conservationactivist in Alaska.11

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May672 p., 16 color plates, 8 maps 7 x 10978-1-60223-291-4978-1-60223-292-1 (ebook)Paper 40.00s/ 28.00History/AnthropologyAnguyiimNalliini/Timeof WarringThe History ofBow-and-ArrowWarfare inSouthwest AlaskaThis book draws on little-known oral histories fromthe Yup’ik people of southwest Alaska to detail aperiod of bow-and-arrow warfare that took place inthe region between 1300 and 1800. The result of morethan thirty years of research, discussion, and fieldrecordings involving more than one hundred Yup’ikmen and women, Anguyiim Nalliini tells a story not justof war and violence, but also of its cultural context—the origins of place names, the growth of indigenousarchitectural practices, the personalities of prominentwarriors and leaders, and the eventual establishment ofpeaceful coexistence. The book is presented in bilingualformat, with facing-page translations, and it will behailed as a landmark work in the study of Alaska Nativehistory and anthropology.Edited by ANN FIENUP-RIORDANTranslated by Alice ReardenAnn Fienup-Riordan is an anthropologist who has livedand worked in Alaska for more than forty years. She haswritten and edited more than twenty books on Yup’ikhistory and oral traditions. Alice Rearden is an Alaskabased translator and oral historian.13

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March328 p., 7 halftones, 1 map 6 x 9978-1-60223-293-8978-1-60223-294-5 (ebook)Paper 50.00s/ 35.00AnthropologyNear the turn of the twentieth century, theterritorial government of Alaska put its supportbehind a project led by Christian missionaries toconvert Alaska Native peoples—and, along theMore ThanGodDemandsPolitics andInfluence ofChristian Missionsin NorthwestAlaska,1897–1918way, bring them into “civilized” American citizenship.Establishing missions in a number of areas inhabitedby Alaska Natives, the program was an explicitattempt to erase ten thousand years of Native cultureand replace it with Christianity and an Americanfrontier ethic.Anthony Urvina, whose mother was an orphanraised at one of the missions established as part ofthis program, draws on details from her life in orderto present the first full history of this missionary effort.Smoothly combining personal and regional history,he tells the story of his mother’s experience amid afascinating account of Alaska Native life and of themen and women who came to Alaska to spread theword of Christ, confident in their belief and unable tosee the power of the ancient traditions they aimed tosupplant.ANTHONY URVINA with SALLY URVINAAnthony Urvina has lived in Alaska for more thanthirty years and worked for the Bureau of IndianAffairs. Sally Urvina is a retired nurse practitioner whohas worked in Alaska for thirty years.15

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