Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali Road Guide | 1986 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 2 | Boating in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve | 1987 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 3 | Bush Pilots of Alaska | 1989 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 4 | Hidden Worlds of Wildlife | 1990 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 5 | Alaska’s National Parks | 1990 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 6 | Iditarod Spirit | 1991 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 7 | America’s Hidden Treasures: Exploring Our Little-Known National Parks | 1992 | Kim Heacox | N/A |
| 8 | The Pacific: Hawaii & Alaska | 1995 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 9 | Visions of A Wild America: Pioneers of Preservation | 1996 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 10 | Portrait of Alaskas Inside Passage | 1997 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 11 | Antarctica: The Last Continent | 1998 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 12 | In Denali | 1998 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 13 | Alaska Light | 1998 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 14 | Shackleton: The Antarctic Challenge | 1999 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 15 | Seasons of Alaska | 2001 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 16 | An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks | 2001 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 17 | The Only Kayak: A Journey into the Heart of Alaska | 2005 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 18 | Restless Ice: A Polar Odyssey | 2007 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 19 | John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: | 2014 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 20 | Rhythm of the Wild | 2015 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
| 21 | National Geographic The National Parks: An Illustrated History | 2015 | Kim Heacox | Buy |
Kim Heacox’s non-fiction catalog spans nearly four decades of writing about wild places. His early books are practical guides and photo books focused on Alaska: Denali Road Guide, Bush Pilots of Alaska, and Iditarod Spirit. These established his credentials as someone who knew Alaska’s landscapes and communities from firsthand experience rather than from research trips.
His later work has more depth and ambition. The Only Kayak, published in 2005, is a memoir about paddling and living in Glacier Bay that became his most celebrated book. John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, published in 2014, traces the connection between Muir’s exploration of Alaska’s glaciers and the American conservation movement. An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks and the National Geographic illustrated history cover the broader story of how Americans decided to protect their most spectacular landscapes. Across 21 non-fiction titles, Heacox writes as both a naturalist and an advocate, arguing for the value of wild places through detailed observation rather than abstract argument.