Dagnabit!

Following on the heels of Mike Gordon's bestselling memoir, Learning the Ropes, Mike explains, "For DAGNABIT! I used a larger canvas and a broader brush." Whether you're a sourdough, a cheechako, or you've never set foot in the Last Frontier, you'll enjoy this nostalgic romp through pre-statehood Alaska, the rough-and-tumble '70s, and the few years of the '80s Gordon refers to as the Glory Days, when anything was possible and money was no object. This memoir, like Mike Gordon, has no geographic boundaries. Though very much a book about Alaska, it travels the globe from Portage and Whittier to Antigua, Russia, Venezuela and even India. In addition to warmly-wrought tributes to interesting characters far and wide, Gordon brings to life his dear friend and mentor, and one of Alaska's towering talents, Ruben Gaines, a man who literally entertained the entire state of Alaska for decades.