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