Author Description

"Take an artistic tour of Eastern Interior Alaska historic sites. Join Fairbanks artist and writer Ray Bonnell in this second book of his 'Interior Sketches' series as he visits additional historic sites scattered across the region. Explore locations such as Fannie Quigley's home at Kantishna, Tisha's schoolhouse in Chicken, Doyle's Roadhouse at Gakona, Nome Creek mining remnants, and an Alaska Road Commission shelter cabin on Brushkana Creek. For over 30 years Ray has tramped the roads and trails of Eastern Interior Alaska, searching out old mining camps, roadhouses, homesteads, villages, and other historic locations. Through historical essays and detailed pen- & -ink drawings he takes 'snapshots in time' of these historic sites before time, development and vandalism erase many of them from the landscape. Since 2010 he has been publishing those essays and drawings in his historical column, 'Sketches of Alaska', in the 'Fairbanks Daily News-Miner' newspaper. That column received the Contributions to Alaska History award from the Alaska Historical Society in 2011. His first book, "Interior Sketches, ramblings around Interior Alaska historic sites, ' showcased 60 historic sites originally featured in his column. In this second book 60 additional sites are featured. Each entry consists of a pen- & -ink drawing and essay, and the book also includes numerous additional drawings. All of the sites are on or near the road system, so you can drive or walk to most of them if you are so inclined. A map of Eastern Interior Alaska showing the general location of sites is included. In keeping with the historical and artistic nature of the book that detailed map was hand-drawn and inked by Ray."--Amazon.com