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Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
In May, 1943, Bill Jones and his friend Andy Petrus were part of a force of U.S. soldiers who fought the 3,000 Japanese who had invaded and occupied the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during World War II. Now, 60 years later, they embark on a intense and emotional journey back to the remote Aleutian island of Attu, where they relive the brutal 19 day battle that the American government kept secret.
63) Alaska
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two teenagers journey into the Alaskan wilderness to rescue their father, a bush pilot whose plane has crashed.
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Ian Wright begins his journey on the banks of the Yukon River in the town of Eagle, then travels to the town of Chicken, pans for gold, then north to Kennicott and McCarthy. The next leg of his journey takes Ian to Prince William Sound, Seward and more
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Alaska is a land of extremes: the biggest, coldest, windiest, and wildest. Its climate and land forms are shaped by two oceans, the moving Earth, and frozen polar air. Through it flows the Yukon River, perhaps the last untamed river in North America. Beautiful photography modified with computer images show how populations and natural forces have changed the land. Intimate portraits show the spirit of the people native to Alaska, and those who came...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Joel is still trying to figure out a way to get out of the fine print conditions of his scholarship, but still cannot find out how to do it. Still stuck in the eccentric Alaskan town of Cicely, Joel has opened his medical office where he is treating patients and getting to know the locals.
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The first program explores the reasons why the population of the Stellar sea lions of Alaska has dropped 70-80% since the 1970s. The second program follows mushers and their dogs along the 1,100 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through Alaska. Depicts the strong bond between the mushers and their dogs that is essential for survival.
72) North to home
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The McBride sisters decide to gather in Alaska for a birthday celebration that connects their past to their present.
73) The grey
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Blu-ray + DVD combo pack [edition].
Language
English
Description
After their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness, a roughneck group of oil drillers is forced to find a way back to civilization. As Ottway leads the injured survivors through the brutal snow and ice, they are relentlessly tracked by a vicious pack of rogue wolves that will do anything to defend their territory.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Part husky/part wolf, Balto doesn't know where he belongs. He's an outcast in Alaska, except to his true friends. Even though he's different, all of Balto's friends recognize what he still can't see himself; his noble spirit. One day, a serious diphtheria epidemic spreads among the children of Nome. When a blizzard closes off all routes of transport, there's no way to obtain life-saving medicine ... unless a team of sled dogs can race through the...
76) Wildlike: DVD
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When her home life becomes unbearable, a teenage girl runs away from home and befriends a man preparing to hike through Alaska.
78) Ice quake
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When a massive crack in the earth's crust brought on by a horrible earthquake causes deadly gas to erupt from deep within the earth's core, it is up to a geologist and his family to save the world by stopping the crack from spreading and the gas from getting into a nearby cave system that would destroy the planet.
79) Chilly dogs
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
When slacker Kevin receives a letter from his long-lost grandfather informing him he has inherited land in Alaska, it seems to be the answer to Kevin's prayer for fun and adventure. One catch ... in order to claim the land, he has to compete in the toughest dog sled race across the frozen tundra.
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