Sitka, Alaska – I am thrilled to be back in the Land of the Raven, aka Southeast Alaska. I am covering this region for the next edition of Lonely Planet Alaska. Southeast is also the home of the Tlingit people…
Starred Review from Publishers Weekly
“Indigenous resistance in Alaska was so fierce that it thwarted the Russian empire’s colonial ambitions in North America, profoundly impacting the continent’s destiny, according to this gripping and ambitious account from historian Easter and travel writer Vorhees (coauthors of The…
Raven Clan Has Launched
Somerville, Mass – We had such a blast celebrating the release of The Last Stand of the Raven Clan with friends, family and colleagues from all parts of our lives. Special thanks to The Indo for hosting and to Porter…
Foreword Reviews
“An engrossing history of the Tlingit-Russian war, its causes, and its impacts on North America. Written from the perspective of the Tlingit, this refreshing narrative explores a war long ignored in white settler history. The prose is gripping, propelled along…
Review from Booklist
Another review of The Last Stand of the Raven Clan is in! Here is an excerpt of the review from Booklist: “This is a detailed and immersive history of a little-known chapter in the colonizing of the Americas by Europeans.…
Kirkus Reviews
The first review of The Last Stand of the Raven Clan is in! Here are some of the good things that Kirkus Reviews has to say about our forthcoming book: “Russian imperialism is checked in an often surprising story of…
Coming Soon
Coming soon to a bookstore near you: The LAST STAND OF THE RAVEN CLAN, written by yours truly, along with my partner (in life, as well as in books), known here as Daddio. This is the culmination of three years…
1804 Battle of Sitka
Sitka, Alaska – The relationship between the Russians and the Tlingit was complex (which is probably true of all indigenous populations and colonizers). In 1802, the Tlingit drove the Russians away from their original settlement at Old Sitka. But a…
Old Sitka
Sitka, Alaska – Foggy day bike ride out to Old Sitka, the site of the original Russian settlement from 1799. The Russians and the Tlingit actually cooperated for several years, but relations were tense. Finally–in retaliation for a bunch of…
Capital of Russian America
Sitka, Alaska – We made it to our last stop, Sitka, the capital of Russian America. Here, more than anywhere, Alaska’s Russian history and heritage are on display. It makes sense that this is where most of our story in…