Books

“With her publishing company, Helen Hegener brings Alaska history (and more) to readers.” -David A. James, Anchorage Daily News


The detailed book descriptions, ISBNs, specifications, reviews, quotes, sample photos, excerpts and more can be found under each title below, under Books in the menu bar above, and also linked via the book covers in the right sidebar. There is also a downloadable PDF Catalog of books.

Authors

Helen Hegener • Lew Freedman • Anne Winters • Veryl Goodnight

Julie Verrette • Anne Verdonk • Dr. Gary C. Stein • Addison Powell


Books Published by Northern Light Media

The First Newspapers of Knik and Anchorage, Alaska: The Knik News and Cook Inlet Pioneer and Knik News 1914-1916

The History of Sled Dogs in North America: From the Bering Sea to the Atlantic Ocean

Alaskan Roadhouses: Shelter, Food and Lodging Along Alaska’s Roads and Trails

The Alaska Railroad 1902-1923: Blazing an Iron Trail Across The Last Frontier

Alaskan Sled Dog Tales, True Stories of the Steadfast Companions of the North Country

“A Mighty Nice Place,” The History of the 1935 Matanuska Colony Project

The Matanuska Colony Barns: The Enduring Legacy of the 1935 Matanuska Colony Project

The First Iditarod: The 1973 Race from Anchorage to Nome

The Yukon Quest Trail: 1,000 Miles Across Northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory

The Stained Glass Dog Team, The Enduring Mystery Behind a Craftsman’s Contribution to the History of Seattle

Alaskan History Anthologies I & II: Compiled from the pages of Alaskan History Magazine

Alaska and The Klondike: Early Writings and Historic Photographs

The All Alaska Sweepstakes: History of the First Great Sled Dog Race


By Helen Hegener with Jon Van Zyle:

The Hope ’91 Sled Dog Race: From Nome, Alaska to Anadyr, Russia


By Helen Hegener with Veryl Goodnight:

Sled Dogs in America: The Art of Veryl Goodnight


Adventures on the Iditarod Trail: Fast Dogs, Freezing Mushers and the Alaska Wild

50 Years of Iditarod Adventures: The First Fifty Years of the Last Great Race

Northern Journey: A Report from the Frontier

The Greatest Fish Ever Caught: Alaska Fishing Adventures

The World’s Most Interesting Man, Alaska Big Game, and the World’s Largest Eskimo


The Tender Life: 20 Years of Commercial Fish Tendering in Alaska


By Anne Verdonk:

True to the Trail: A Great-Granddaughter’s Alaskan Quest A Century On


In Gentler Valleys Roaming: A Memoir of Sled Dogs


“I Wish You Could Come Too”: The Alaska Diaries of Dr. James Taylor White 1889, 1890, 1894, 1900-1901


Trailing and Camping in Alaska: Ten Years Spent Exploring, Hunting and Prospecting in Alaska – 1898 to 1909