Alaska's history : the people, land, and events of the north country / Harry Ritter.
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TextPublication details: Anchorage : Alaska Northwest Books, c1993.Description: 143 p. : ill., map ; 21 cmISBN: - 0882404326 (pbk.)
- 9780882404325 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 979.8 R614 | Available | 33111005517921 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A lively, take-along account of Alaska's sweeping history made vivid with historical photos and entertaining essays. Topics covered include Native lifestyles before contact with the Europeans; Alexander Baranov and the Russian fur trade; John Muir's visit to Glacier Bay in 1879; the Klondike gold rush stampede; pioneer climbs on Mount McKinley; the exploits of early Alaska Bush pilots; big game hunting in the North Country; Alaska's fisheries, where salmon is king; and today's Native traditions.
A history book that's fun to read, Alaska's History sets forth the Last Frontier's glorious past and challenging present.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-134) and index.
Alaska: Great land -- Native traditions -- Russian America: Forgotten frontier -- Explorers, adventurers, and naturalists: America's new frontier -- Alaska in the twentieth century: from territory to statehood -- Geography, climate, and natural extremes -- Economics and the environment -- Preserving the great land.
A lively, take-along account of Alaska's sweeping history, from pre-contact Native times, to the Gold Rush, to the present.