St. John Ambulance
Official Wilderness First Aid Guide
by Wayne Merry
Wayne Merry, Atlin's mountain rescue expert, first aid instructor and ambulance service head was recruited to write this guide. It is aimed for use in places where hospitals, nurses and doctors do not exist. Merry explains how to handle medical emergencies of all kinds, with plain language instructions. This book should be in every backpack, canoe, snow machine or pack saddle. Soft cover, illustrations, index, 387 pages. $19.95
The Legend of Lillian Alling -
The Woman Who Walked To Russia
by Diane Solie Smith
So determined was a young immigrant woman to return to her Russian homeland that, in 1927, she left from New York City on an epic hike to the Bering Sea and Siberia. She crossed the United States, trekked north through the untamed British Columbia interior, and moved deep into the Yukon. Alling's is a tale of courage, or craziness, with an ending shrouded in mystery. Soft cover, photos, 18 pages. $5.95
Tarahne Tea Cookbook
Edited by Kate Fisher for the
Atlin Historical Society
History and yummy recipes are blended in this book. It features delightfully silly sandwiches and decadent sweets, the specialties of dozens of Atlin cooks. Each summer they donate their time, talent and treats to the TARAHNE TEA, a very special occasion that tends to bewitch its patrons with elegant china, linens, flowers and a perfect 1928 atmosphere. Soft cover, photos, index, 70 pages. $9.95
TO ORDER
any of the above books by mail,
please add 7% GST and $5.00 for shipping.
Mail orders to the Atlin Historical Society, Box 111, Atlin, BC, V0W1A0
Email: Heritage@atlin.net
Atlin
- The Story of British Columbia's
Last Gold Rush
by
Christine Frances Dickinson and Diane Solie Smith
An easy to read history of Atlin's first half century that starts with the boom of a gold rush and follows the highs and lows of a town bent on surviving and thriving in splendid isolation. Soft cover, photos, maps, index, 379 pages. $25.00
The Legacy of a Taku
River Tlingit Clan
by Elizabeth Nyman and Jeff Lear
Tlingit Elder Elizabeth Nyman told her stories to Dr. Jeff Lear, of the University of Alaska, and they are presented, in both English and Tlingit text, in this unusual book. Elizabeth was born and raised in the wild Taku River country. Her narratives, both true and mythical, are fascinating insights into Tlingit life as it once was and as it became. Soft cover, photos, maps, 261 pages. $41.95 (out of print)
Atlin - The Last
Utopia
by Allison Mitcham
This 'Utopia' is presented as
a weave of gold rush history and modern day life in and around Atlin, with
a focus on the Taku River Tlingit people. Soft cover, photos, 204 pages, $13.00
Atlin Gold
by Dr. Peter Steele
This is a book of delightful memories, a family's love affair with Atlin and a particular blue cabin overlooking the lake and mountains. Historical flashbacks help tie the past to the present in a light-hearted story. Soft cover, photos, 239 pages. $12.95
Taku
by Allison Mitcham
"The Heart of North America's Last Great Wilderness" is Mitcham's description and setting for the Taku. The Taku River Tlingit people and their kin, the Tlingits of Southeastern Alaska are her subject. Soft cover, photos, 232 pages. $16.00 (out of print)
Last updated March 6, 2003