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Naked Alaskan: The Rest of The Stories is Mike Gordon's 3rd book that completes an adventurous memoir trilogy including capturing a time in Alaska's history when money was flowing from the Alaska Pipeline to catapult a 1500 square foot shotgun bar into a world-renowned rustic saloon, Chilkoot Charlie's.
We're fortunate Mike Gordon wrote this book. Not just because his life is colorful and filled with entertaining Alaskan stories that morph over the decades into legend. We're fortunate because Mike Gordon has kept Ruben Gaines' legacy alive.
A broadcaster, writer, cartoonist, creative storyteller, mentor and close friend to Mike, Ruben Gaines helped define Alaska's character. But Mike does a better job explaining it in our interview.
Just like his first book, Learning the Ropes, Mike's writing style is comfortable, fun to read that takes you from a Rustic Alaskan Saloon to the 7 tallest peaks in 7 continents. Plus, makes you wish you had met Ruben Gaines! https://www.mikegordonauthor.com/store
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Learning the Ropes: An Alaskan Memoir
By Mike Gordon
Mike’s story is the Last Frontier’s entertaining version of the Odyssey. Mike created and operated one of the most successful nightclub saloons in the world, Chilkoot Charlie’s.
Opening in 1970 and for the next 45 years before retiring, Mike went through the cash rich Alaska Pipeline years, boom and bust economies, fought the Hell’s Angels, drugs and personal demons, climbed the seven tallest mountains in seven continents, went back to college after 48 years away from it to get his B.A. and M.A. But wait, there’s more!
The book can be purchased from his website or from Amazon
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It was a packed house and a packed show of fun! Alaskans and Texans- in the same room! Only on the Big Alaska Show can such a combination co-exist in the same room.
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