Kim Heacox

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Kim Heacox is an American writer and photographer living in Gustavus, Alaska, next to Glacier Bay National Park.[1][2] He was born in Lewiston, Idaho and grew up in Spokane, Washington.[1]

Background[]

Heacox first arrived in Alaska in 1979 as a new park ranger in Glacier Bay National Monument (today Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve).[3] His memoir, The Only Kayak (2006, a PEN USA Western Book Award finalist),[4] describes that first summer in Alaska. Heacox has authored 15 books, including five published by National Geographic.[5][6] His novel, Jimmy Bluefeather (2015), is the only work of fiction in over 20 years to win the National Outdoor Book Award.[7][8] He has written opinion-editorials for The Guardian,[9] the Los Angeles Times,[10] and the Anchorage Daily News.[11] He appears in the 2009 Ken Burns film The National Parks[12] and has been featured on NPR's Living on Earth (discussing his biography, John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire).[13]

A 2021 newspaper article argued that political systems must become long‑sighted if humanity is to face any kind of reasonable future.[14]

Awards[]

Bibliography[]

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  • The National Parks: An Illustrated History (2015)
  • Jimmy Bluefeather (2015, National Outdoor Book Award winner; Banff Mountain Book Award finalist[17])
  • Rhythm of the Wild (2015)
  • John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire (2014)
  • The Only Kayak (2005, PEN USA Western Book Award finalist)
  • Caribou Crossing (2001)
  • An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks (2001)
  • Shackleton: The Antarctic Challenge (1999)
  • Antarctica: The Last Continent (1998)
  • Alaska Light (1998, photography by author)
  • Alaska’s Inside Passage (1997, photography by author)
  • Visions of a Wild America (1996)
  • In Denali (1992, Benjamin Franklin Science/Nature Book Award winner, photography by author)
  • Iditarod Spirit (1991, photography by author)
  • Alaska’s National Parks (1990, photography by Fred Hirschmann)
  • Bush Pilots of Alaska (1989, photography by Fred Hirschmann)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "At Home | kimheacox.com". kimheacox.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "PBS - Harriman: Kim Heacox". www.pbs.org. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bard of Denali: Author Kim Heacox revisits the national park that shaped his destiny". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Only Kayak". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Author | kimheacox.com". kimheacox.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Directory, Alaska Writers. "Kim Heacox: Alaskan Writers Directory". www.alaskawritersdirectory.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Newman, Chérie. "Alaska's Tlingit Canoe Culture Featured In Kim Heacox Novel". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Local Authors and Artists: Heacox, Kim". Hearthside Books.
  9. ^ "Kim Heacox". The Guardian. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "Amazon.com: Kim Heacox: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "Kim Heacox". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Film and Website Credits | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "John Muir and the Ice that Started a Fire". Public Radio International. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  14. ^ Heacox, Kim (August 27, 2021). "Why we need a department of the future". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  15. ^ "2015 Winners". National Outdoor Book Awards.
  16. ^ "April 14, 2016–Kim Heacox–Award-Winning Author of Fiction and Non-Fiction". Alaska Professional Communicators. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "Banff Mountain Book Competition Announces 2016 Long List". BANFF Center for Arts and Creativity. September 14, 2016.
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