Tales from the Edge: True Adventures in Alaska

Book Overview

From the Klondike to the Bering Sea, from Alaska's bounty that brought fortunes to some to its wilderness that claimed the lives of others, Tales from the Edge explores the myth, beauty, and peril of the arctic landscape. Editor Larry Kaniut brings together some of the world's best outdoor adventure writers to celebrate the land and the people who have measured themselves against it. Tales from the Edge is a celebration of Alaska featuring such notable contributors as Peter Jenkins, Spike Walker, Jay Hammond, Nick Jans, Dana Stabenow, Larry Kaniut, and more. Tales from the Edge will stir the soul and imagination of every armchair adventurer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312317034
• ISBN13: 9780312317034
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A great collection

Author Larry Kaniut, puts his experience as writer and editor together and complies a good selection from Alaska adventures from some of the best adventure writers on the alaskan scene, including some who have left us. A good collection and a enjoyable read. I would also recommend, Flying North South East and West, another book that captures a seldom bit of Alaska aviaiton history, that included an Alaska company that ended up flying worldwide cargo, and jet passenger service in Alaska. Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara

Note: this is not a Kaniut book but a great compilation edited by him

I ordered this book expecting another version of Danger Stalks the Land and was mildly disappointed when I found that it was a collection of excerpts from other authors books. But that didn't last long, because Larry did a fine job of bringing together some great Alaskan classics. I fell in love with Alaska ten years ago on my first visit and I have been reading everything I can get my hands on since. So, I had read several of the excerpts in books I have read, but for the most part, they were new to me. Thanks to Larry's introduction, I now have a dozen more books on my wish list from reading this book. If you are hoping for more Kaniut written stories, there are only four in the book and only one has not been published before. Two are from Cheating death and the previously unpublished story is from Larry's upcoming book Swallowed Alive. So, I recommend the book, but be sure you are expecting a great collection of Alaskan literary outtakes and not the typical Kaniut, white knuckled collection of survival stories.