Kim Heacox Books

“Alaska Light,” like Alaska itself, is rich with extremes. From the Arctic Slope to the Inside Passage, from glaciers and grizzlies to sled dogs and caribou dreams, "Alaska Light" paints a mosaic of landscapes and wildlife. Five essays are complemented by 28 story photo captions about Alaska’s geography, wildlife, and people while the back pages are devoted to a timetable of Alaskan history. More than a pretty picture book, it has heart, humor and beauty that honor the best we can do for Alaska, and Alaska for us.

Heacox's stunning photographs and accompanying essay celebrate this legendary sheltered waterway, the world's longest.

Embark on a unique journey of varied personal adventures and historical highlights, a book that's every bit as engrossing, enlightening, and enchanting as the dozen enduring rivers it explores. Accompanied by dramatic photographs and period illustrations, Exploring the Great Rivers of North America chronicles how our continent's magnificent waterways have molded human history, interacting with conquistadores and colonists, trappers and explorers, steamboat pilots and God Rush prospectors, Native Americans and Amish farmers, and many, many others.

Kim Heacox, author of the National Outdoor Book Award-winning Jimmy Bluefeather, presents a brilliant novel exploring family love and the lengths one will go to protect it. This sprawling tale is filled with suspense, unforgettable characters, and a captivating group portrait of a rebel alliance discovering their true selves in America's stunning natural landscape. It appeals to both aging idealists and adventurous kids, while also delivering laugh-out-loud humor. Heacox poses the urgent question of what price progress in a compelling narrative set in an Alaskan hamlet threatened by big-money development. The only thing standing in its way is a pack of wolves and a determined twelve-year-old girl intent on saving them. The story weaves lyrical tributes to nature’s healing power with a fast-paced plot that builds to a heart-pounding conclusion. In the small town of Strawberry Flats, plans for a road and bridge threaten to disrupt the peace. Former trapper Salt d’Alene is caught in the middle, striving to care for his son Solomon, who has muscular dystrophy. Eleven-year-old Kes Nash longs for her father to return to normal after his service in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, a wolf named Silver and his pack watch from the outskirts. Told from three alternating perspectives, this vivid story about rediscovering hope and new life after trauma is filled with humor and compassion, showcasing the best of America—wildness and kindness.

A stunning, artistic collection of 140 wildlife and landscape photographs organized by the season. Images were chosen from among thousands submitted by 53 different photographers. Brief text in English, German, and Japanese, makes this extra appealing for overseas visitors.

This book chronicles the evolution of the American land ethic, beginning in 18th century Europe, through the 1800s, culminating with the creation of the national park service in 1916. An epilogue brings the story up to the present and features the work of celebrated photographer Ansel Adams. The story of the birth of our national parks is a unique story of America. Through compelling text rich with stunning photographs, maps, and paintings - many never seen before - this volume presents it as never before shown. Venture into Yellowstone in 1806 with John Colter, America's first mountain man, to discover an other world of seething mudpots and geysers. Half a century later, walk with young artist Thomas Moran, whose stunning landscapes of Yellowstone compelled Congress to deem it the first national park. Then follow Moran's career as artist-advocate of many parklands from the Tetons to Canyonlands. Dory the Grand Canyon rapids with John Wesley Powell, the one-armed Civil War officer who first mapped the gorge. Wonder at the stories of the people for whom Havasu Falls is named, and of those whose spirits haunt Mesa Verde.Gaze upon the stunning paintings of Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt and the early photographs of William Henry Jackson and Andrew Joseph Russell. Discover how our national parks have played a part, through war and peace, in buoying the American spirit.

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Photographs and text profile the experiences polar explorer Ernest Shackleton had as he tried to reach the South Pole in 1914.