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Divas of the deep

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A personal account of a trip on a whaling expedition and an analysis of the cultural significance of whaling to Alaska's Inupiat Indians. Whalers in Alaska have been working with biologists to help with their research into whales and, it is suggested, the human species could learn much from this research.

Author: Hammond, Jay S.
Publisher: Alaska Publishing Properties Inc.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2003
Science & research, Hunting, trapping, game propagation, Whales, Hunting and Trapping, Research, Whaling, Cetacea

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A pioneer ahead of his time

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Ray Petersen, a bush pilot in Alaska from the 1940s, was inducted into the Alaskan Aviation Heritage Hall of Fame in Mar 2001. His efforts to protect the environment and his stories about piloting are described and appreciated.

Author: Hammond, Jay S.
Publisher: Alaska Publishing Properties Inc.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2001
United States, Appreciation, Air pilots, Aircraft pilots

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Ghosts from Christmas' past

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The governor of Alaska from 1974 to 1982 relates one of his more memorable Christmas experiences. The events involve the rescue of thre injured people from a crashed aeroplane.

Author: Hammond, Jay S.
Publisher: Alaska Publishing Properties Inc.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2003
Accidents, Airplanes, Holidays, Aircraft accidents, Christmas

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Alaska
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