Former Burien resident, Highline High School 1975 grad and filmmaker Ward Serrill has published a dynamic new memoir – To Crack the World Open – Solitude, Alaska, and A Dog Named Woody, a true life adventure story that involves running off to the wilds of Alaska with a very special yellow Labrador.
“An inspiring ride, and a welcome addition to the literature of the north.”
– Kim Heacox, author of The Only Kayak
From a remote cabin in the rugged rainforest of the Alaskan wilderness, where the untamed landscape tumbles into the ocean, a remarkable yellow Labrador retriever named Woody helped an exile from corporate America seek a fierce freedom.
An extraordinary journey of the heart and soul from award-winning filmmaker and director of The Heart of the Game, To Crack the World Open is a poignant, adventure-driven Alaskan story of self-discovery, with one of life’s most essential relationships—a man and his dog—at its heart.
“Will find a place on the shelf alongside such Alaska classics as Jonathan Raban’s Passage to Juneau and Rockwell Kent’s Wilderness.”
– Lynn Schooler, author, photographer, outdoorsman, and Alaskan wilderness guide.
The book trailer is below:
The book Website:
https://wardserrill.com/
Book Launch Nov. 20 in Port Townsend
There is a special in-person book launch event at the Starlight Room in Port Townsend on Nov. 20, 2021 that some HHS ’75 grads are planning to attend – tickets are available here:
https://rosetheatre.com/film/live-literary-event-book-signing-with-filmmaker-ward-serrill
