Some information about Author, and founder of the McKinley View Lodge, the late Mary Carey:
World Records:
- First woman in the world to be on Mt. McKinley in winter.
- First woman in the world over our tallest peak in a light plane.
National Records:
- Winner of Fawcet Publications' "National True Story Award."
- Given "National Leadership Award" by National Federation of Press Women.
- Billed as "Nation's Most Versatile Female Writer" while teaching in writer's conferences.
Other honors:
Proclaimed "Historian and Pioneer" by members of Alaska Legislature.
Declared war on two governors through the news media and won:
- In Texas: Against brutality and corruption in the Texas State Prison Systems which resulted in the impeachment of Governor Jim Ferguson.
- In Alaska: Against Governor Bill Egan for completion of the Parks Highway, which now connects Anchorage and Fairbanks also providing a direct connection to Mt. McKinley National Park.
Author of 15 Books:
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Alaska, Not for a Woman
(hardback)
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$24.95 |
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(paperback)
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$22.95 |
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Fireweed Philosophy
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$4.95 |
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Green Gold in Alaska
(hardback)
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$17.95 |
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Bank Robbers Wrote My Diary
(hardback)
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$15.95 |
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Jane's Texas
(hardback)
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$15.95 |
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Amazing Alaska
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$7.95 |
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Let's Taste Alaska Cookbook
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$7.95
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A-Lass-Kan Adventure
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$19.95
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A Texas Brat in Alaska
(hardback)
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$10.95
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Two For Texas
(hardback)
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$14.95
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Alaska's Shangri-La
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$10.00 |
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My Three Lives (paperback)
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$29.95 |
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Postage and handling per book
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$5.00 |
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Note: "My Three Lives" the story of Mary's life, is currently being scripted for a movie. Watch for it on the big screen.
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Watch for special on the History Channel, "The Building of Alaska," for more about Mary's efforts to get the Parks Highway built.
