Surviving Alaska: This Book May Save Your Life

by Mary Ames

Overview

One hopes never to face the life-threatening dangers and distinctly Alaskan annoyances that author Mary Ames warns about in this how-to-stay-alive reference that is both useful and entertaining.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780979047008
Publisher:	Epicenter Press (WA)
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,042,829
Product dimensions:	5.86(w) x 5.94(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Mary Ames set off for a life of adventure at 17. She hitchhiked around the Lower 48, and When that got old, she hopped freight trains. She avoided the paved path to college by picking vegetables in the fields of California, Waitressing, tending bar, trapping, hunting, fishing, cleaning houses, planting trees, working as a physical therapy aid and teaching children to swim. When her body started to give out, she returned to college and emerged with a degree in journalism. She lives in Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Valley. She has survived life in Alaska, in the Bush, in Fairbanks and Southcentral since May, 1985.