Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country (Alaska Pocket Guide) - Softcover

Ritter, Harry

 
9780882404325: Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country (Alaska Pocket Guide)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0882404326 ISBN 13: 9780882404325
Verlag: Alaska Northwest Books, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ritter is a member of the history faculty at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, where he has taught since 1969. He received his doctorate in history from the University of Virginia.

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Verlag
Alaska Northwest Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0882404326
ISBN 13 
9780882404325
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
144
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