Dan O'Neill (writer)
Dan O'Neill (Daniel T. O'Neill) is an
Project Jukebox.[1] These interviews formed the basis of his book A Land Gone Lonesome, which was awarded an "Editor's Choice" at The New York Times Book Review. He was an opinion columnist for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner from 1998 to 2002. O'Neill twice won the Alaska Library Association's "Alaskana of the Year Award" for the best book on Alaska published anywhere.[2]
He also was named Alaska Historian of the Year by the Alaska Historical Society. In 2015, the University of Alaska Press published his first book for children, Stubborn Gal: The True Story of an Undefeated Sled Dog Racer.
Bibliography
- Stubborn Gal: The True Story of an Undefeated Sled Dog Racer (2015)
- A Land Gone Lonesome: An Inland Voyage Along the Yukon River (2006)
- The Last Giant of Beringia: The Mystery of the Bering Land Bridge(2004).
- The Firecracker Boys: H-bombs, ISBN 0465003486).
References
- Project Jukebox, Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Archived from the originalon 4 February 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Award Recipients – Handbook". AkLA: Alaska Library Association. Retrieved 14 August 2023.