The lonely life of an Alaskan lightkeeper

The lonely life of an Alaskan lightkeeper

By Hank Nuwer, Cordova Times columnist Few occupations were more beset with drudgery, isolation and loneliness than the occupation of a lighthouse keeper in Alaska. For this column, I thought I would write about the early history of lighthouses in Alaska. Buoys first...
Selected book reviews by Hank Nuwer

Selected book reviews by Hank Nuwer

I read daily and love reading.  I also like reading book reviews by savvy reviewers like New Yorker/Slate reviewer Katy Waldman, particularly her review of The Brothers Karamazov (Bernard and Kurt Vonnegut) by Ginger Strand in Slate. Here are just a few of my book...