Fearless men & fabulous women : a reporter's memoir from Alaska & the Yukon

Patty, Stanton H 1926- (Author).

Summary:

In a memoir overflowing with humor, excitement, and a sense of "being there" for major events, reporter Stanton H. Patty reflects on a fifty-year career covering heroic, larger-than-life characters and the roles they played in the history of Alaska and the Yukon. Patty recounts the struggles of Alaska's Native people to win their rightful land claims, goes whaling with Eskimo friends, and flies with daring Bush pilots-his boyhood heroes. This son of pioneer Alaskans also tells of a boy's life in rough-and tumble gold camps along the Yukon River. He salutes women of the north country-"unstoppable," he calls them-who mushed dog teams, survived the brutality of World War II in the Aleutian Islands, and made comfortable homes on a challenging frontier.

Record details

ISBN: 0974501409
ISBN: 9780974501406
Physical Description: 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Kenmore, WA : Epicenter Press, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: Dreams do come true -- Introduction: Alaska beat -- Alaska's eagle -- Belle of the Yukon -- Big story -- 'Jerked to Jesus' -- Earthquake! -- Broken dreams -- Only in Alaska -- On the ice -- Love lyrics -- Mudhole's party -- Two shepherds for Alaska -- Short takes -- Unstoppable women -- Dan McGrew, Sam McGee, and the lady known as Lou -- Icebound -- Short takes II -- Clear forever -- 'Here lies Soapy' -- Happiness maker -- Best friends -- Lucky kid -- About the author.