Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country - Brossura

Ritter, Harry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0882404326 ISBN 13: 9780882404325

Casa editrice: Alaska Northwest Books, 1993

Riassunto

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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L'autore

Ritter is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, where he taught for more than forty years. He received his doctorate in history from the University of Virginia. He has lectured on Alaska's history aboard the SS Universe during its Inside Passage and Gulf of Alaska cruises.

Product Description

A lively, take-along account of Alaska's sweeping history, from pre-contact Native times to the gold rush, to the present.

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• Editore: Alaska Northwest Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0882404326
• ISBN 13: 9780882404325
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 144