Behind The Bridge To Nowhere Ketchikan Alaska As We See It - Through Photographs And Fiction Download Free (EPUB, PDF)

                
              
Behind The Bridge To Nowhere Ketchikan Alaska As We See It - Through Photographs And Fiction Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
What is it like to live in Ketchikan Alaska? For generations, tourists have left their tours wanting more, stopping any local with the question. In the 2008 presidential race, Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin used the phrase Bridge to Nowhere referring to a proposed project for the area. Those three words propelled Ketchikan from its quiet corner in Southeast Alaska to the center of national attention. Behind the hype, the story of life in Alaska's First City remained untold. Here is the perspective not revealed in any newspaper.
Paperback: 98 pages
Publisher: The Comma Company (June 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0615295649
ISBN-13: 978-0615295640
Product Dimensions:  9 x 0.2 x 6 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #2,996,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #98 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Architectural > Bridges   #6206 in Books > Travel > United States > West > Pacific   #11477 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Travel
This is a very unique book. The format was nothing like I could have ever expected. Truly, this is an observation of the everyday mundane details that occur within our life. The closest comparison I could make would be with Hemingway's, "In Our Time". However, Behind the Bridge is much simpler, crisper, and relevant, especially for those with any connection to Southeast Alaska.Most Alaska literature focuses on the extreme. Danger, heroes, greed, and eccentrics are all you most of what you read about. Like the rest of the world, most people in Alaska live pretty "normal" lives although on average I think they are just a tad bit more quirky than the rest of the world. Beyond the Bridge illustrates this. The television show Northern Exposure although very factually incorrect did a good job of illustrating the slightly quirky nature of Alaskans.My complaint is that the book is in great big type and only 100 pages, so I read it all in one night. I would have liked to have read much more.
I bought this book expecting cutesy excerpts about Alaska. I was extremely pleased with the stories, they were fresh, entertaining, and the characters were very real and quirky.There is a thread that runs throughout the stories that shows exactly why Ketchikan is such a great place to live and I was sorry to put the book down and I hope the author writes many more books.The Photographs show the nitty gritty life that is so prevalent in Alaska the black and white format was a brilliant choice.
Different.
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