NEW! Third Edition – with Index – available August 2018

ISBN 978-1-940479-22-4

With more than 20,000 copies of Aunt Phil’s Trunk Volume One in print books sold worldwide, readers are saying the entertaining nonfiction stories are keeping ages 9 to 99 spellbound!

Award-winning author Laurel Downing Bill brings Alaska history alive in this first book in the five-book series. It is filled with short stories highlighting Alaska’s colorful past from the arrival of the Native people thousands of years ago all the way up to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. She shares stories of the rushes for gold to the Koyukuk, Juneau-Douglas and Cook Inlet regions and features an extensive photo essay showing the various routes the gold-crazed prospectors forged to get to the gold fields.

Not only do the easy-to-read pages keep readers hooked, they also offer a window into the past with close to 350 historical photographs to complement the entertaining collection of stories.

Did you know:
• Mysterious petroglyphs dot Alaska's coastlines
• The last shot of the American Civil War boomed in the Bering Sea
• The Klondike Gold Rush began after a man dreamed of salmon covered in golden scales

These stories and many more can be found in Aunt Phil’s Trunk Volume One.

Anyone interested in Alaska history will love this book, according to Writer's Digest, as it is full of interesting and little-known facts about the state.

Order your copy of Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume One now!