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Alaska Bear
Tales
Pub. 1984 / 317pp
Paperback
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Alaska Bear Tales has been in print since 1983, reprinted nearly every year!!
Alaska Bear Tales captures man's struggle for
survival in a bear's jaws. In Alaska this life or
death situation includes black, brown/grizzly and
polar bears. Larry Kaniut chronicles bear-man
encounters from false charge through fatality,
interviewing not only the victim of the bear's
wrath, but also the rescuer, spouse, family member
and doctor. Kaniut's intent was to present enough
encounters to warn the reader to be careful in bear
country.
In addition to the bear's nature and
characteristics, this comprehensive book covers
weaponry, humor, nuisance animals, rules,
"ursulaneous" and advice for bear mauling
avoidance. A rich annotated bibliography is worth
the price of the book. Other features include
letters and personal diaries. This is a must read
for anyone who loves bears, travels in bear country
or loves adventure of the highest order.
"Alaska Bear Tales will plant hairy tracks a foot
long in readers' memories and leave them hearing
things in the brush and looking over their
shoulders every time they step out of the
house."
-- The Homer News
"This is a book full of stories that will keep the
reader from putting the book down until the last
page has been turned."
-- The Indianapolis News
"...Kaniut succeeds in making the point that bears
are not bad. They simply are what they
are--fascinating, powerful and often unpredictable,
vengeful when injured and protective of their young
and their turf. In other words, not unlike us."
Table of Contents
Introduction - 1
The Brownie (Grizzly) is Big
and Tough - 5
They'll Attack Without Warning
- 17
They're Unpredictable - 29
Some Will Charge, Some Will
Bluff - 45
They'll Really Maul You -
57
They Will Kill - 81
Which Is The Tougher? -
101
"Come
Quick! I'm Being Eaten by a Bear!" -
113
A Boy is Blinded - 125
Nanook--The Ice Bear - 135
Some Are Plain Nuisances
-145
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They
Can Be Funny -167
Some Tales Are Odd, Some Are
Just Tall -183
Bows, Slingshots and
Boomsticks -207
You Do A Lot Of Thinking -
223
What The Doctors Say - 237
A Few Rules--Plenty of Caution
and Common Sense - 249
Some Final Advice - 277
Ursulaneous - 287
The Bear's Future In Alaska
-297
Alaskan Bear Harvest Reports -
303
Bibliography - 305
Index - 314
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