Mergler has scoured Alaska's literary tradition for the best writing the state has to offer. "The Last New Land" gathers a rich and comprehensive sampling of fiction, nonfiction and poetry about the Northland.

Part I: Herring: The Fish and Its Utilization, 1878-1966 -- Alaska Herring: The Basics -- Early Development of Alaska's Herring Industry -- Salted Herring: The Early Years -- Early Alaska Herring Fishery Regulation and Research -- Alaska's Herring Industry Expands: 1924-1931 -- A Chronicle of Alaska's Herring Industry: 1932-1948 -- A Chronicle of Alaska's Herring Industry: 1949-1966 -- Bait Herring -- Part II: Roe Herring -- Alaska's Roe-Herring Fishery, Its Genesis and Management -- Sitka Sound Roe-Herring Fishery -- Resurrection Bay and Prince William Sound Roe-Herring Fisheries -- Lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak Area Roe-Herring Fisheries -- Togiak Roe-Herring Fishery -- Norton Sound Herring Fisheries -- Food Herring in the Modern Era -- Part III: Herring Spawn on Kelp -- Genesis of Alaska's Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Fishery -- Prince William Sound Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Fisheries, 1981-1993 -- Alaska Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Pound Fisheries -- Togiak and Norton Sound Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Fisheries.

Provides information about current Alaskan mineral projects and events during 1991, with emphasis on federal activity. Addresses both onshore and offshore areas of Alaska. Information is provided for two broad categories of minerals: energy resources and nonfuel-mineral resources. 20 figures and photos.

In The Last Alaskan Barrel, the author analyzes whether Arctic Alaskan North Slope oil was worth the investment risk for the companies and shareholders that risked billions of dollars to make it happen. His results challenge universally held beliefs about exorbitant profits in Alaska. The Last Alaskan Barrel begins with abridged histories of Alaska and the oil age leading to exploration of the Arctic. In 1969, a year after the dramatic discovery of large oil deposits near Prudhoe Bay, a White House Cabinet Task Force commissioned by President Richard Nixon claims the nation is swimming in cheap Alaskan crude. An updated federal study just two months before the start of production in summer 1977 contradicts the earlier White House Cabinet Task Force. Over the next decades, oil prices, development costs, and a variety of taxes shrink the size of the prize. The book concludes with a glimpse at future oil and natural gas potential in Arctic Alaska. Through a combination of extensive research and personal experience, John M. Miller provides facts to challenge opinion. This book is a first-of-its-kind case study that calculates the profit from the largest petroleum development in North American history and how it was shared among the state of Alaska, the federal government, and oil companies. Today, petroleum is coming from more remote, costly, challenging, and government-controlled sources worldwide. Understanding the fifty-year investment life of Alaska North Slope oil finally brings unemotional clarity to the complex world of petroleum economics.