Hardscratch Press

Jackie Pels,
editor/publisher
2358 Banbury Pl.
Walnut Creek, CA
94598-2347
phone/fax
925/935-3422

email: jrbpels@
hardscratchpress
.com



 

Because
you've asked:

Hardscratch Press is named for an early-1900s family codfishing station on Unga Island in the Shumagins, easternmost group in the Aleutian Islands. The first author we published was Ralph Soberg, who wrote about his life on the island, about his roots in Norway, about his brief career as a bootlegger and his lifelong passion, building bridges and roads for the Alaska Road Commission ...  and who was the publisher's dear stepfather. "We" refers to editor-publisher-sometimes writer Jackie Pels and designer David R. Johnson, whose work has won awards and applause since Ralph Soberg's first book in 1990.

Ordering ...

... is simple: Just phone, fax, mail or e-mail jrbpels@hardscratchpress.com
and tell the editorial us which books you'd like.
There's a checklist at the end of this page.
But for more details, read on.

Inquiries and orders can be directed to Hardscratch Press at the addresses shown to the left: e-mail, regular mail, fax or phone. Be sure to include your mailing address and phone number.

We cannot take
credit cards, but we will pay the media mail shipping on prepaid orders, or we will include shipping costs on an invoice sent with your books. Prompt payment (by check or money order) is always appreciated. Prices include California sales tax for in-state orders; other state sales taxes do not apply.

Several of the books will come direct from the author or translator, and you may want to request signed copies: Autumn Loneliness; The Life Story of Henry Ramsey Jr.; Homesteaders in the Headlights; Miner, Preacher, Doctor, Teacher; The Morning Side of Mount Diablo; Historic Livermore, California: A-Z, and Vasco's Livermore, 1910. Details about the books listed in regular black type, below, are given on the home page; light-face titles are links to separate pages for each book.

Ray Hudson has designed and signed a handsome woodblock-print
bookplate for copies of Volume I of Family After All that are sent direct from Hardscratch Press, and I am happy to inscribe copies of Volume II of Family After All and Any Tonnage, Any Ocean as well.

We offer standard bookstore discounts and a courtesy discount (25%) to libraries. As noted in the acknowledgments section of Any Tonnage, Any Ocean, "All our books are love letters to librarians." We simply couldn't do what we do without you.

Our books are also carried by three reputable distributors: Jan O'Meara (Wizard Works) in Homer, Alaska; Publication Consultants in Anchorage, and Partners West in Renton, Wash.

Thank you for your interest.

Jackie Pels


Alaska Journey ($17.50)

Any Tonnage, Any Ocean ($24)

Autumn Loneliness ($27.50)

Bridging Alaska ($12.50)

Circuses & Sailing Ships ($14.50)

Cuando llegabas, nieto mío ($4.95)

Family After All [Vol. I] ($33)

Family After All [Vol. II] ($37)

Fin, Fur & Fiber ($24)

Gilbert Said ($14.50)

Historic Livermore, California, A-Z ($34.95)

Homesteaders in the Highlights ($21.50)

Kachemak Bay Years ($18.50)

The Life Story of Henry Ramsey Jr. ($25)

MCML ($15.50)

Miner, Preacher, Doctor, Teacher
($18.50)

The Morning Side of Mt. Diablo ($28.50)

Umnak
($16.50)

Vasco's Livermore, 1910 ($24)

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