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Slade's Glacier

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Slade's Glacier

By: Robert F. Jones
Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
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Slade’s Glacier is a tale of discovery and destruction, betrayal and revenge, set in the rugged "Great Land" of Alaska. Jack Slade and Sam Healey, flying partners during World War II, establish a bush pilot business in Alaska after the war. When their C-47 Dakota is forced down on a glacier by a wolverine in the cargo deck that breaks out of its cage, they discover a valley that offers the realization each man's dreams. To Jack Slade, it’s the ideal place to homestead, raise a family, and live simply as a professional hunting and fishing guide; to Healey, the pool of crude oil he locates under the glacial ice promises the wealth he always wanted.

In scenes that range from Alaska’s coastal fishing ports to the high, fierce wastelands of the interior, we watch each man lay the plans for their individual goals - and ultimately come into fatal conflict. Along the way, they meet a wide, colorful variety of Alaskan types, including Charlie Blue, a Tlingit Indian, shaman, and seer; Norman Ormandy, the tough saloonkeeper of Gurry Bay; and Malec Mummad-Afi, a wealthy exiled Iranian oil king and sheep hunter.

©1981, 2014 Louise Jones (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Action & Adventure Americas Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense North America Psychological State & Local Suspense Thriller & Suspense United States Fiction Alaska Hunting

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An unusual take on the Alaskan life and landscape post WW2. Not my usual read but well worth it.

Really atmospheric and well crafted

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Not for the faint hearted or vegetarians! Lots of descriptions of hunting and eating wild animals.
Great story and narration though with fabulous description of a country I new next to nothing about.

Excellent

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having been to alaska I found the descriptions of the landscape incredible. the story itself and the narration was first class. all the way through there was a sense of being there. the revelations at the end concluded in a very satisfying adventure.

brilliant

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