The Yukon Fact Book: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Yukon

Monika Rohlmann is an environmental consultant in Yellowknife, Northwest
Territories.

Zuehlke, author of The Alberta Fact Book (1997) and the B.C. Fact Book
(1995), organizes his facts alphabetically rather than by subject. The
Yukon Fact Book begins with agriculture, air travel and Alaska highway
and ends with Yukon Quest, Yukon Name, and Yukon River. In between are a
wide range of topics including dogsledding, mosquitos, and permafrost.
The information presented with each topic is factual, historical, and
anecdotal in nature. Under mosquitos, for example, we learn about how
they evolved, why they sting, and what Yukoners do to survive them.
Scattered throughout the text are period photographs.

Its focus on the natural and human history of the Yukon makes the book
useful for those traveling through the territory. In lieu of the usual
trip details, such as where to stay or what road to travel, you’ll
find answers to questions like how a wolf hunts its prey or why
sourdough bread became so popular. This entertaining and informative
book will help you understand and remember the Yukon and its people long
after you’ve traveled there.