Tall Tales of an Alaska State Trooper
Tall Tales of an Alaska State Trooper

Author: Robert James Robertson

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-12-13

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9781491087848

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In 1959, Robert J. Robertson moved his growing family from Spokane to Alaska for the promise of adventure and profit in a family construction business. When plans fell through, he joined the newly-formed Alaska State Troopers, first as a dispatcher and then as a uniformed Trooper. This book records his adventures and mishaps, or "Tall Tales," in the wry, sardonic voice befitting a rleuctant law enforcement officer on the Last Frontier.

Tales of the Alaska State Troopers
Tales of the Alaska State Troopers

Author: Peter B. Mathiesen

Publisher: Skyhorse

Published: 2015-02-10

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1632201453

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With the elements against them, the state troopers of Alaska face every day with a fight for their lives. In the state of Alaska, anything goes. For the state troopers, an average day can include blizzard conditions, midnight sunsets, and subzero temperatures. Tales of the Alaska State Troopers gives insight to just how the brave men and women of the law combat these conditions while still upholding their duties to the fine people of Alaska. Follow trooper Dan Valentine as he finds himself in the midst of a crisis when an abandoned truck holds more than just an old blanket on the passenger seat. Dan’s responsibility for the town of Trapper Creek becomes a fight for survival when he realizes the truck has enough explosives in it to make a small dent in the Alaska Range. With his fellow lawmen, Valentine not only must handle the situation, but he must also make sure that the citizens of Trapper Creek are evacuated from harm’s way. Tales of the Alaska State Troopers is rich in content and action. Anyone familiar with the life of a lawman or the state of Alaska will be fascinated with the way Mathiesen delivers his narrative. It’s all in a day’s work for troopers like Dan Valentine, who never know what a new day can bring.

Courage and Conviction
Courage and Conviction

Author: L. Gary Gunkel

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 146854568X

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Gary Gunkel tells about his real-life experiences as a US Marine, an Anchorage City Policeman, an Alaska State Trooper, Chief of Police in small town Alaska and Sheriff of Asotin County, Washington. His stories are guaranteed to keep you turning the pages on call after call, and his sometimes hair-raising law enforcement experiences will keep you on the edge of your seat. And just when you think you have heard it all there will be another call that you can't imagine. You will discover how Gary handles a dangerous situation surrounded by 24 members of a motorcycle gang with the nearest backup over 200 miles away. Another time you will feel the experience of stopping 17 gang members on a main highway because they were displaying a sawed off shotgun. The amazing thing is all these calls are real life...there is no fiction involved. Gary has, on occasion, changed a name to protect someone's privacy, or sometimes a name is left out because he cannot recall it or has no way of getting the name. You will experience commercial fishing with his whole family for salmon in Bristol Bay and flying loads of fish off the beach in his plane. You will read about several live action and near-death aircraft incidents that you cannot believe happened to Gary and his family. He writes about bush flying experiences that will make you laugh, and some truly whacko ones that will make you shake your head as you go fishing, trapping and hunting with him. And through it all, you will come away with the understanding that everything Gary Gunkel did in law enforcement was professional, that he has a huge capacity for living life completely, and great love for his family.

Danger Stalks the Land
Danger Stalks the Land

Author: Larry Kaniut

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1999-11-29

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0312241208

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Includes more than forty true stories of life and death adventure in Alaska's wilderness, including such topics as avalanches, animal attacks, aircraft disasters, and fishing, hunting, and kayaking accidents

Tall Tales
Tall Tales

Author: Ivo W. Duvall

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2011-01-11

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781456469481

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Fiction, Stories about Alaska, based on my knowledge of Alaska. I grew up in Alaska and lived there from 1919 to 1946..

Tall Tales and Short Stories
Tall Tales and Short Stories

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780970582102

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TaleSpinners (TaleSpinners Mat-Su Writer's Group) both young and seasoned, share some of their stories, written by the glow of kerosene lamps or by campfires under the midnight sun. They are compelled to comment on alpenglow, the Aurora and phosphorescent seas. A collection of poetry, adventures, love stories, and humorous events.

Tall Tales
Tall Tales

Author: James Riley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-09-20

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1534425926

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The second book in a new trilogy of twisted fairy tales from New York Times bestselling author James Riley, set in the world of his popular Half Upon a Time series, that’s perfect for fans of Fablehaven and Chris Colfer’s A Tale of Magic series! Lena might finally be accepted by the other giants after helping to defeat the Golden King and his faceless army in the Cursed City, but that doesn’t mean life has become any easier for her. The power-hungry Golden King wants revenge and has begun spreading shadow magic out over the kingdoms, taking over the minds of anyone it touches, and instilling fear and hatred as it goes. The fairy queens, the most magical beings in the kingdoms, say their sacred book, Tales of All Things, claims that there is one person who can defeat the Golden King and his dark spells: Lena. But only if she first proves herself worthy by completing three challenges. All Lena ever wanted was to prove she is really a giant. Now she has to be so much more. Can she and her genie friend, Jin, save the human world that doesn’t trust them, or will they fall prey to shadow magic, and doom everything?

Alaska Bush Cop 2
Alaska Bush Cop 2

Author: Andy Anderson

Publisher: Publication Consultants

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1594339600

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Alaska Bush Cop: And the Beat Goes On is the second of a four-book series, outlining my nearly 32-year career as police chief of a small Alaska bush community. I was hired off the street, with no previous experience, and was asked to single-handedly police a community of nearly 800 people. The position turned into a career of nearly 32 years, setting a record for the longest serving chief of police in Alaska history. In my first book, Alaska Bush Cop: The Beginning, I took you through my first few years of learning be a cop. I outlined many of the stumbling blocks which accompanied me, and I acquainted you with the many police officers and dispatchers, who played a vital role in my being successful. You will be surprised by the number of different criminal activities, which took place in our small community. All the stories in Alaska Bush Cop are factual, and they took place in and around, Seldovia, Alaska.