Alaska Dictionary and Pronunciation Guide - Softcover

O'Meara, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0962154369 ISBN 13: 9780962154362

Publisher: Wizard Works, 1995

Synopsis

A fun, fascinating and fact-filled compendium of more than 400 Alaska words, phrases and place names. With this book, no one needs to sound like a tourist in Alaska. Includes brief facts about a variety of topics, from bears to ice worms. Illustrated by more than 50 whimsical cartoons.

About this title

About the Author:

Jan O'Meara is a 30-year resident of Alaska. She lives in the hills north of Homer, a semi-rural community at the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska. She teaches Alaska History at the local college and is a former news reporter and public school teacher.

Review:

"Every visitor's center needs a copy." -- Ann Chandonnet, Envoy

"Hilariously illustrated, it is great entertainment and a must for your Alaskan library. Now any cheechako can speak like a sourdough!" -- Great Alaska Catalog

"If you wonder about the pronunciation and meaning of many Alaska terms, Jan O'Meara has the answer." -- Anchorage Times

"This book would be very handy to a newcomer to Alaska to understand the Alaska terminology." -- Copper Valley views

About this edition

• Publisher: Wizard Works
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0962154369
• ISBN 13: 9780962154362
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 155