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Jim Rearden
Jim Rearden has been a resident of Alaska since 1950. Among his various Alaskan jobs, Rearden has been a college professor, a gandy dancer for the Alaska Railroad, a registered big...view moreJim Rearden has been a resident of Alaska since 1950. Among his various Alaskan jobs, Rearden has been a college professor, a gandy dancer for the Alaska Railroad, a registered big game guide, a carpenter, commercial fisherman, construction laborer, management biologist for commercial fisheries (Alaska Department of Fish and Game), and a freelance writer/photographer. He served 12 years on the Alaska Board of Fish and Game and Alaska Board of Game. President Gerald Ford appointed him to the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere where he served 18 months. He has written 29 books on Alaskan subjects and 500 magazine articles for about 40 different magazines around the world. For 20 years he was Outdoors Editor for Alaska Magazine, and simultaneously a Field Editor for Outdoor Life magazine. He holds wildlife conservation degrees from Oregon State University and the University of Maine, as well as an honorary Dr. of Science degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He lives in Homer, Alaska with his wife Audrey, in a log house he built himself.view less
Books by Jim Rearden
Shadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native's Life Along the River Alaska's Wolf Man: The 1915-55 Wilderness Adventures of Frank Glaser Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sam O. White, Alaskan: Tales of a Legendary Wildlife Agent and Bush Pilot Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Koga's Zero: The Fighter that Changed World War II Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In the Shadow of Eagles: From Barnstormer to Alaska Bush Pilot, A Flyer's Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlaska's First Bush Pilots, 1923-30: And The Winter In Siberia For Eielson and Borland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArctic Bush Pilot: From Navy Combat to Flying Alaska's Northern Wilderness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Patrol: True Adventures of an Alaska Game Warden Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wolves of Alaska: A Fact-based Saga Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings