Includes index.

Introduction -- The rivers of Alaska -- Truly wild -- Where rivers flow -- Conservation or development? -- History of river exploration -- People on the rivers -- River chronicles -- The Noatak River, Arctic beauty -- The Aniak: river of the bears -- The Porcupine River: Hudson's Bay Company fur route -- The Copper River: violent performance at breakup -- The Chilikadrotna: fast river through the forest -- Voyaging the wild rivers -- Choosing a craft -- Preparation and equipment -- Transportation -- Challenge and ability -- Judging objectively -- Evaluating the rivers -- White-water classifications -- Craft classifications -- Flat-water classifications -- Fifty-three rivers -- 1. Fortymile River -- 2. Lyon Creek, Granite Creek, Sixmile Creek, East Fork Sixmile Creek -- 3. Nenana River -- 4. Delta River -- 5. Susitna River (upper) -- 6. Maclaren River -- 7. Tyone River -- 8. Chulitna River, Tokositna River -- 9. Kahiltna River -- 10. Yentna River -- 11. Susitna River (lower) -- 12. Skwentna River -- 13. Little Susitna River -- 14. Gulkana River -- 15. Copper River -- 16. Nabesna River -- 17. Klutina River -- 18. Tonsina River -- 19. Tazlina River -- 20. Chitina River -- 21. Alagnak River -- 22. Togiak River -- Copper River (in the Aleutian Range) -- 24. Kuskokwim River -- 25. Holitna River -- 26. Stony River -- 27. Tikchik River -- 28. Aniak River -- 29. Chilikadrotna River -- 30. Nushagak River -- 31. Mulchatna River -- 32. Nyakuk River -- 33. Porcupine River -- 34. Sheenjek River -- 35. Koyukuk River -- 36. John River -- 37. Wild River -- 38. Anaktuvuk River -- 39. Chandalar River -- 40. Nigu River -- 41. Aniuk river -- 42. 42. Killik River -- 43. Colville River -- 44. Noatak River -- 45. Kobuk River -- 46. Redstone River, Cutler River (from the Kobuk to the Noatak River) -- 47. Ambler River -- 48. Alatna River -- 49. Kantishna River -- 50. Tanana River -- 51. Alsek River -- 52. Stikine River -- 53. Taku River -- Index.