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Zustand: Very Good. 1st ed thus. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 96 pages. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Cover has some wear and soiling. Alaska Geographic makes Alaska's public lands more accessible to everyone and keeps them wild for future generations. We are the official nonprofit education and fundraising partner to Alaska's National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, National Forests, and BLM Conservation Lands, creating and delivering exceptional education programs and products through our collaboration with public lands agencies. Pages 62-67 contain an article on "Riding the Rails to Denali Country." Mount McKinley and Denali National Park top the attraction list for railroad passengers, and in the years before 1957 when the Denali Highway opened, riding the rails was the most common way of reaching the high mountain wilderness of Denali. The rugged terrain of Denali country provided challenging obstacles for railroad engineers and construction crews, but their success in overcoming these obstacles helped break the isolation of the Interior. "Denali" comes from Koyukon, a traditional Native Alaskan language, and means "the tall one." This name had been used for many generations and was used by early non-Native researchers and naturalists. But in 1896, William A. Dickey, a prospector, began calling Denali "Mount McKinley," in honor of William McKinley, a presidential candidate at the time. After McKinley became president and was later assassinated, Congress formally recognized the name in 1917, despite McKinley's tenuous ties to Alaska. But Native Alaskans, as well as locals of varied backgrounds, continued to call the mountain Denali. In 1975, a movement began to rename the mountain Denali, but it was blocked by politicians in Ohio, McKinley's home state. Finally, President Barack Obama and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell took action in 2015 to change the name back to Denali, which is now its official name.…