Suggested Reading
These books are great suggested reading to begin your Alaska adventure. Most of the books are in the ship’s library.
- The Blue Bear, Lynn Schooler
- Alaska’s Southeast-Touring the Inside Passage, Sarah Eppenbach
- Alaska-Yukon Handbook, David Stanley
- Travels in Alaska, John Muir
- National Geographic, January 1984, “Southeast Alaska-An Incredible Feasting of Whales” (highly recommended, but out of print)
- Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska, Kate Wynne
- The Sierra Club Handbook to Whales and Dolphins, Leatherwood and Reeves
- Hawaii’s Humpback Whales, G. Kaufman and P. Forestall
- Voyaging With the Whales, Cynthia D’Vincent
- Alaska’s Glaciers, Alaska Geographic
- Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast, J. Pojar & A. MacKinnon
- The Tlingit, A. Krause (about native cultures)
- I Heard an Owl Call My Name, Margaret Craven
- Alaska’s Natural Wonders, Robert Armstrong, Marge Hermans
- The Blue Bear, Lynn Schooler
- Grizzly, Michio Hoshino
- The Grizzly Bear Family Book, Michio Hoshino
- Travels in Alaska, John Muir
- Stickeen, John Muir
- In the Wake of an Alaskan Mailboat, Dennis Sperl
- Following the Alaskan Dream, Marilyn Jordan George
- The Nature of Southeast Alaska, Rita M. O’Clair
- The Sea Runners, Ivan Doig
- Nanook’s Gift, Michio Hoshino
- Southeast Alaska’s Natural World, Robert H. Armstrong
- Passage to Juneau, Jonathan Raban
- Alaska’s History, Harry Ritter
- Alaska’s Birds, Robert H. Armstrong
- Alaska’s Seashore Creatures, Carmen Field, Conrad J. Field
- Alaska’s Mammals, Dave Smith, Tom Walker
- Alaska’s Natural Wonders, Robert H. Armstrong, Marge Hermans
- The Dolphin Institute Humpback Whale Publications List
Many of these books can be purchased from Amazon.com