I was delighted to see my July/August issue of Alaska Magazine included this splendid review of the book I published in 2021, “I Wish You Could Come Too: The Alaska Diaries of Dr. James Taylor White,” by the late Dr. Gary C. Stein.
Reviewer David A. James explains who Dr. White was, a physician aboard the Revenue Cutter Bear, and he details the importance of the journals Dr. White kept during some of Alaska’s key historic events, noting the book is “….a capstone to Stein’s career and an invaluable resource for better understanding daily life in Alaska prior to, and during, the Gold Rush.”
At the Alaska Historical Society’s annual awards recognizing accomplishments in history last year, the late professor Gary C. Stein was recognized for his work as an Alaska historian in the 1970s and 80s and for his service as a past Alaska Historical Society president.
This book was the result of Dr. Stein’s four decades of research through Dr. White’s diaries, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and natural history and ethnological collections located in various archives, museums and cemeteries in Alaska, Washington State, California, and Washington, D.C.
Working with Dr. Stein on this book was one of the highlights of my publishing career, and I miss his notes and emails, but even more, I wish he could have seen the positively glowing reviews his book has been garnering since publication, like David’s current review for Alaska Magazine. David also reviewed the book last fall for the Anchorage Daily News, and that review (and others) can be accessed from my website page for the book.
Order the book:
The Alaska Diaries of Dr. James Taylor White
“I Wish You Could Come Too,” The Alaska Diaries of Dr. James Taylor White, by Gary C. Stein. $29.95 plus $6.00 shipping from Northern Light Media. 412 pages, over 45 photographs, images, and maps. 6″ x 9″ b/w format, extensively annotated, bibliography, indexed.
$35.95
Northern Light Media 
Love all the book recommendations. I have many of them already but this is awesome having a list & accessibility where to obtain them. Unfortunately I missed any regarding Susan Butcher? Did I not see any historical references about her? She was incredibly talented & brought the care & insight to outsiders in how to prepare & properly care for racing sled dogs, working sled dogs, & so much more. I believe she boosted the confidence & qualities of sled dog care as well as getting the right information out for caring for sled dogs. Also, Mary Shields?
LikeLike
There have been a few books about Susan Butcher, if you do a search for her name they should appear, but I have not published any of them. Mary Shields wrote an excellent book many years ago, ‘Sled Dog Trails,’ and she wrote a few others since then. Again, just do an internet search for her name and they’ll come up!
LikeLike
Pingback: Checking Back In – Alaskan Author Helen Hegener