The Big Wild Soul of Terrence Cole: An Eclectic Collection to Honor Alaskas Pub [Paperback]

This collection of essays honors beloved Alaska historian Terrence Cole upon his retirement. Contributors include former students and colleagues whose personal and professional lives he has touched deeply. The pieces range from appreciative reflections on Cole’s contributions in teaching, research, and service, to topics he encouraged his students to pursue, plus pieces he inspired directly or indirectly. It is an eclectic collection that spans the humanities and social sciences, each capturing aspects of the human experience in Alaska’s vast and variable landscape. Together the essays offer readers complementary perspectives that will delight Cole’s many fans—and gain him new ones.

Frank Soosis professor emeritus in English at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He is the author of two collections of short fiction,Early YetandUnified Field Theory, and two collections of essays,Bamboo Fly Rod SuiteandUnpleasantries.Mary F. Ehrlanderis professor of history at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and director of the Arctic and Northern Studies Program. Her books includeSeventeen Years in Alaska, also from the University of Alaska Press.

"The Big Wild Soul of Terrence Coleis the perfect title for this book....a scholarly tribute...that is heavily laden with love and humor."

“The wide range of approaches is not only a tribute to Terrence Cole for his services to Alaska as an educator but benefit those seeking new avenues of thought about Alaska.”