Alaska Passages: 20 Voices from Above the 54th Parallel

by Susan Fox Rogers (Editor)

Alaska remains one location that is singularly arresting to the American imagination. Twenty exceptional writers share their stories of work, play, and life in what is often called the Last Frontier. Armchair travelers everywhere will find delight in this anthology of exuberant original essays that reveals Alaska as a place, an adventure, and a state of mind.

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

I am the author of MY REACH: A HUDSON RIVER MEMOIR, to be published by Cornell University Press in September 2011. In this memoir, I explore the Hudson River from my kayak. As I encounter snapping turtles and great blue heron, visit crumbling ice houses and cement factories, you will learn about the rich natural and built history of this river. In the process I also tell my own story of family and loss.
In addition to MY REACH, I am the editor of eleven book anthologies including Solo: On Her Own Adventure, Going Alone: Women's Adventures in the Wild and Alaska Passages: 20 Voices from Above the 54th Parallel, and Antarctica: Life on the Ice. I teach creative writing at Bard College--the creative essay, nature writing and a course on the Hudson. I live in the village of Tivoli."

Reviews

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well-considered collection of essays about life in Alaska. While the memories are diverse, the common thread that runs through all of them is "I'm in Alaska, so I'm special and this probably isn't relateable to others." That was somewhat annoying, and maybe it wouldn't have leapt off the pages so apparently if I had put more time in between each writer.

[Robyn Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reminded me of living there...