Brewer discovers that Alaska is like nowhere else and finds himself unexpectedly in love with bush Alaska - the land, its people and their stories. Although he's a city boy and a lawyer, he learns to fly a ski plane so that he can follow the dog sled teams along the Iditarod Trail to Nome, experiencing The Last Great Race from the icy skies and treacherous canyons of the Alaska Range. As he makes his way across Alaska, he navigates the stigma of being a newcomer in The Last Frontier in heartwarming and often hilarious ways. As Camp Brewer is established, Brewer hosts a medley of guests curious about bush Alaska. Each of them arrives with a mission, and all are contemplating survival, just like the bears, eagles, wolves, and foxes they encounter. These are real people who come for a very different kind of vacation experience, but find themselves facing personal truths, sharing life's lessons, and finding humility in the wild beauty of Alaska. With narration, photographs and storied poetry, Back Story Alaska is a unique expression of a journey shared by all of us - it is a journey of adventure, friendship, reflection, and hope.
Lance Brewer was born and raised in Southern California. Lance played college baseball at UCLA and University of Utah. He was admitted to practice law in California in 1986. Thereafter, Lance became a pilot, gaining ratings as an Airline Transport, Multi-Engine, Seaplane and Helicopter pilot, which served him well in his exploration of Alaska. In 1994 and 2005, Lance was the chief campaign strategist for Marilyn Brewer for Assembly and Congress, respectively. In 2005, Brewer was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Advanced Photonix (API), a publicly traded company.
Show moreBrewer discovers that Alaska is like nowhere else and finds himself unexpectedly in love with bush Alaska - the land, its people and their stories. Although he's a city boy and a lawyer, he learns to fly a ski plane so that he can follow the dog sled teams along the Iditarod Trail to Nome, experiencing The Last Great Race from the icy skies and treacherous canyons of the Alaska Range. As he makes his way across Alaska, he navigates the stigma of being a newcomer in The Last Frontier in heartwarming and often hilarious ways. As Camp Brewer is established, Brewer hosts a medley of guests curious about bush Alaska. Each of them arrives with a mission, and all are contemplating survival, just like the bears, eagles, wolves, and foxes they encounter. These are real people who come for a very different kind of vacation experience, but find themselves facing personal truths, sharing life's lessons, and finding humility in the wild beauty of Alaska. With narration, photographs and storied poetry, Back Story Alaska is a unique expression of a journey shared by all of us - it is a journey of adventure, friendship, reflection, and hope.
Lance Brewer was born and raised in Southern California. Lance played college baseball at UCLA and University of Utah. He was admitted to practice law in California in 1986. Thereafter, Lance became a pilot, gaining ratings as an Airline Transport, Multi-Engine, Seaplane and Helicopter pilot, which served him well in his exploration of Alaska. In 1994 and 2005, Lance was the chief campaign strategist for Marilyn Brewer for Assembly and Congress, respectively. In 2005, Brewer was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Advanced Photonix (API), a publicly traded company.
Show moreLance Brewer was born and raised in Southern California. Lance played college baseball at UCLA and University of Utah. He was admitted to practice law in California in 1986. Thereafter, Lance became a pilot, gaining ratings as an Airline Transport, Multi-Engine, Seaplane and Helicopter pilot, which served him well in his exploration of Alaska. In 1994 and 2005, Lance was the chief campaign strategist for Marilyn Brewer for Assembly and Congress, respectively. In 2005, Brewer was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Advanced Photonix (API), a publicly traded company. Bob Dreeszen, or "Ugashik Bob", joined the Navy in June of 1961. Author Lance Brewer describes Ugashik Bob thusly: "There is only one attribute about Ugashik Bob that exceeds his tenacity and toughness, his intelligence." After being tested extensively by the Navy, he was among a select few to serve as an Aviation Electricians Mate. After leaving the Navy, Ugashik Bob began his career with IBM, in Rochester, Minnesota, as a Senior Large Systems Engineer. In February of 1983, Bob was transferred to Anchorage. In September of 1985, Bob went on a fishing trip to Southwest Alaska, to the Ugashik Narrows. It was love at first bite. Ugashik Bob absolutely had to find a plot of land upon which to build he and his wife, Carol, a home. In May of 1986, Ugashik Bob and Carol started building their home just below the lower Ugashik Lake, in Ugashik, Alaska, where the majority of the photographs in the Back Story Alaska were taken.
"Lance Brewer's Back Story Alaska: Reflections on the Wild Beauty
and Characters of the Alaskan Bush is an engaging adventure story
that comes with beautiful pictures and heart tugging poems ...
Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, Lance Brewer shares his
Alaskan interaction not only with its awe inspiring landscape, but
also with its adventurous people and its varied animals ... And as
we go through the pages and gasp at man's encounters with nature,
we cannot help but reflect on our own personal struggles with hope,
survival, love and life itself."- Maria Beltran for Reader's
Favorite*****
"Lance Brewer admits that his sense of urgency to live life to the
fullest may be a character flaw, but he clearly has no regrets. His
decision to carve out as much as time as possible to fish, fly, and
view wildlife in Alaska is fueled by his passion and love for this
unique landscape. A lawyer by trade, the author takes every chance
he gets to visit Alaska and eventually establishes Camp Brewer as a
base for his experiences. In a wonderful scene near the end of the
book, he questions himself in the style of a lawyer questioning a
witness about the reasons he came to Alaska. This reflective
Q&A tool offers deep self-examination and profound answers
about making life decisions out of love and not fear.As Brewer
narrates his Alaskan memories, a cast of characters emerges as
companions full of wisdom, humor, questions, and discoveries. His
recollections of people and places are moving tributes to a shared
journey in a wild land, and his descriptions of the terrain and the
wildlife are detailed and awe-inspiring. The photographs that
accompany the text are beautiful images full of vivid colors,
animals in action, and wondrous scenery. Brewer's conversational
prose is accompanied by delightful poems that echo the themes of
each reflective chapter and Alaskan anecdote.The author's tone is
that of a favorite friend regaling everyone at the dinner table
with adventurous tales of Alaska with its wayward bears and moose,
the bounty of salmon, and all-weather vistas. This is a man who has
found a place in the world that feeds his soul and allows him to
live the kind of life in nature that he values. He hears the
tick-tock of life going by too fast and refuses to put off the
adventures he wants to have today."RECOMMENDED by the US
Review*****"Back Story Alaska is a collection of exhilarating and
humorous first hand-account of one man's passion for introducing
travelers to the beautiful and largely unspoiled wilderness of the
49th state. Filled with memorable encounters and integrated poetry
from seasoned outdoorsman Lance Brewer and brilliant color photos
from the renowned photographer, Bob Dreeszen." - Chanticleer
Reviews Rating: 5/5 Stars*****"...In today's world, places like
Alaska are the last few truly remote places left away from the grip
of human technology and civilization. I enjoyed reading about
Lance's adventures in the wild and more about the history of
Alaska, and his dry, humorous writing style makes this book
entertaining ... the book was a fun, engaging, and entertaining
read."
- Gisela Dixon for Reader's Favorite
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