Alaska

A Novel

By: James A. Michener

Narrated by: Larry McKeever

The high points in the story of Alaska since the American acquisition are brought vividly to life through more than 100 characters, real and fictional.

Critic reviews

Praise for Alaska

“Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.”—Boston Herald

“Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times

Very well read by McKeever

The reader did a wonderful job with all the voices and the dramatizing of the story. This was wonderful to hear and never having the opportunity to see Alaska I certainly will consider going there.

Fell in love with Alaska!

Although the book is intimidating in length, the story and characters unfold in a fascinating way. The narrator does an awesome job in his tone and tenor. Tremendous way to learn about the history of such an imposing state. The characters are interwoven masterfully throughout the centuries. Sadly the plight of the native peoples touched the soul.....

Awesome book!

As an avid reader and listener of audio books I recently discovered how much I enjoyed historical fiction ! James A. Michener has got to be at the top of any list. He is very entertaining,informative and historically accurate. Can’t wait to start another one and plan to listen to all he has written. Narrated superbly!

What a great Book

This tale of Alaska is compelling, interesting, very instructive, and sensitive to the myriad issues that make up our history.

Alaska

I read this book shortly after returning from 14 days in Alaska. I ish that I had read it before I left. It is a wonderful book!!