Seventeen Slices of Alaskan Life: Volume II

The rugged walk resumes exactly where the first book left it. Welcome back to the majestic, untamed frontier of Southeast Alaska. In Seventeen Slices of Alaskan Life: Volume II, author Gustav Tjgaard delivers the expansive conclusion to his epic collection of naturalistic narratives. Boundless and rich, this second volume carries readers deeper into the isolated fjords of Baranof Island, where the primeval atmosphere of the ice age still lingers. As the changing seasons bring the deep snows of winter and the dramatic breakaways of thunderous mountain avalanches, Gus and Sophie's complex, passionate alliance faces its ultimate test against the radical forces of Nature and family destiny. Whether chronicling a high-stakes sailing excursion through a force-seven near gale, mapping the psychological intricacies of memory and the unconscious, or detailing a loony, fatal naval encounter in a midnight fjord, Tjgaard's prose is layered with provocative insight and historical depth. Complete with professional layout formatting and stunning, textured wilderness illustrations, Volume II is an unforgettable, poetic immersion into a starkly beautiful, unforgiving landscape that changes its travelers forever.