Sturgulewski to sign copies of ‘Governor’s House’ at Fireside Books

Frontiersman Archive Oct 4, 2012

Carol Murkowski Sturgulewski, the eldest daughter of former Alaska Gov. Frank Murdowski, has writted a book titled ‘White House of the North: Stories From the Alaska Governor’s Mansion.’ She will sign copies of her book from noon to 2 p.m., Oct. 13 at Fireside Books in Palmer. Courtesy

PALMER — Eldest daughter of former Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski, Carol Murkowski Sturgulewski, has written a book sharing the stories and secrets from the first 100 years of life in the Alaska governor’s house.

In “White House of the North: Stories from the Alaska Governor’s House,” Sturgulewski shares stories and more than 75 photographs of Alaska’s best-known politicians against a backdrop of glamorous balls, wartime austerity, backyard baseball, delicate antiques, leaky pipes, boisterous children and even a bigamist governor.

She will tell stories about life in the house and sign books from noon to 2 p.m., Oct. 13 at Fireside Books in Palmer.

The Alaska Governor’s House, built in 1912, is one of the oldest governors’ homes in the U.S. From the first occupant, Gov. Walter E. Clark, to the Stepovich family in territorial days, to today’s Gov. Sean Parnell, the new book provides an intimate view of the house and its residents.

Sturgulewski spent more than five years documenting the history of the house, interviewing governors, first ladies and friends from every administration since 1925.