Bradford Smith, Author

Author Bradford D. Smith
The Firecracker Boys by Dan O’Neill

The Firecracker Boys by Dan O’Neill

| Reviews & Recommendations

The Firecracker Boys: H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement Dan O’Neill Saint Martin’s Press 1994 In 1958, Edward Teller, the father of the H bomb, wanted to explode six megaton atomic bombs on the coast of NW Alaska, only a few miles...
Ordinary Wolves by Seth Kantner

Ordinary Wolves by Seth Kantner

| Reviews & Recommendations

Ordinary Wolves Seth Kantner Milkweed Editions 2005 Seth Katner’s first offering, a novel Ordinary Wolves, hits hard and fast and pulls no punches. A story of a white boy growing up in a sod hut on the banks of a river in Arctic Alaska. Not sure where he fits in in...

Atlin Security Blanket

| Left Out Stories

The Atlin Security Blanket Atlin News Miner Diane Smith – Aug 24, 1972 Everyone has heard of the physiological security blanket. It is the end result of behavior motivation which leads to saving something, be it money or stale sourdoughs, thus creating a shield...

Ghost in The Koot

| Left Out Stories

As I previously mentioned, I have little personal recollection of the Kootenay Hotel, but I feel confident in the retelling of one particular Kootenay story. This is a story I heard told and retold many times as I grew up in Atlin. I will preface this by saying many...
Mac’s Fireweed Books

Mac’s Fireweed Books

| Writings & Musings

Atlin Where Everyone Knows Your Dog’s Name on Mac’s shelf. Visiting Whitehorse? Be sure to stop by Mac’s     Memories of Mac’s For a small town Atlin boy in the late nineteen-sixties, a trip to the big city of Whitehorse was a magical time....

The Firecracker Boys

| Notes

The Firecracker Boys Saint Martin’s Press 1994 Dan O’Neill In 1958, Edward Teller the father of the H bomb wanted to explode six megaton atomic bombs on the coast of northwest Alaska, only a few miles from the Inupiat settlement of Point Hope. This story will tell you...
North of Familiar

North of Familiar

| Reviews & Recommendations

North of Familiar A Woman’s Story of Homesteading and Adventure in the Canadian Wilderness Terry Milos Caitlin Press 2019 Full disclosure on this one, Terry was my grade school teacher for grade three and four. Thanks to social media, we met again as adults and she...
Atlin: Horse Barn

Atlin: Horse Barn

| Diane Solie Smith Artwork

Horse Barn and Hay Loft An old one- or two-horse barn and hay loft. This building is long gone now but Mom was able to capture it forever in one of her paintings. It was situated on the alley behind what is now Sincerely Yours General Store in Atlin. This building...
Atlin: Log Cabins

Atlin: Log Cabins

| Diane Solie Smith Artwork

This painting was commissioned by the owner of the cabin shorty after it was completed. Logs were and are a popular building material in Atlin. Using locally sourced logs makes economic sense. They offer good insulation and are aesthetically pleasing. See a watercolor...
Atlin: Glacier Institute

Atlin: Glacier Institute

| Diane Solie Smith Artwork

Glacier Institute On McBride Boulevard looking toward the Geological Institute. This building was originally a wing of Saint Andrews Hospital opened in 1942 to serve Atlinite’s and neighboring communities. It was built from salvaged lumber and even nails from the...