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Author | : James D. Winchester |
Publisher | : Nabu Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781289837655 |
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Author | : Jean Morgan Meaux |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2013-07-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0295804726 |
This collection of Alaskan adventures begins with a newspaper article written by John Muir during his first visit to Alaska in 1879, when the sole U.S. government representative in all the territory's 586,412 square miles was a lone customs official in Sitka. It closes with accounts of the gold rush and the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Jean Meaux has gathered a superb collection of articles and stories that captivated American readers when they were first published and that will continue to entertain us today. The authors range from Charles Hallock (the founder of Forest and Stream, a precursor of Field and Stream) to New York society woman Mary Hitchcock, who traveled with china, silver, and a 2,800 square foot tent. After explorer Henry Allen wore out his boots, he marched barefoot as he continued mapping the Tanana River, and Episcopal Archdeacon Hudson Stuck mushed by dog sled in Arctic winters across a territory encompassing 250,000 miles of the northern interior. Although the United States acquired Alaska in 1867, it took more than a decade for American writers and explorers to focus attention on a territory so removed from their ordinary lives. These writers-adventurers, tourists, and gold seekers-would help define the nation's perception of Alaska and would contribute to an image of the state that persists today. This collection unearths early writings that offer a broad view of American encounters with Alaska accompanied by Meaux's lively and concise introductions. The present-day adventurer will find much to inspire exploration, while students of the American West can gain new access to this valuable trove of pre-Gold Rush Alaska archives. For more information go to: http://www.inpursuitofalaska.com
Author | : Steve Levi |
Publisher | : Publication Consultants |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2021-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1637470088 |
It is the land of the Alaska Gold Rush, where nuggets were said to be the size of goose eggs, where men froze to death in search of the elusive yellow metal, and dancehall girls lured overnight millionaire sourdoughs into marriage. Honky-tonk pianos punctuated the howl of the north wind in towns that were half-tent and half-ramshackle collections of driftwood, whalebone, and packing cases. It was a time of whiskey and gold and long, lonely trails behind a dogsled. It was, in a word, ALASKA. In cities, rugged men and women walked on planks set across streets so deep with spring mud horses could be swallowed. On the tundra, life was a living hell with mosquitoes, gnats, white socks, and biting flies descending in clouds on warm-blooded creatures. On the flip side of the season, temperature could drop to 50 or 60 degrees below zero, cold enough to freeze a can of oil so solid it could be cut in half with a saw. With wind blasting at 100 miles an hour, the chill factor could go down to 100 degrees below zero, cold enough to freeze a person to death in a matter of minutes if he could not find proper shelter. In whiteout conditions, visibility could diminish to a foot in a matter of minutes. It was, in a word, ALASKA.
Author | : Massachusetts |
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Total Pages | : 944 |
Release | : 1902 |
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Author | : James D. Winchester |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Alaska |
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Author | : Massachusetts State Library |
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Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Libraries |
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Author | : State Library of Massachusetts |
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Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Libraries |
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Author | : State Library of Massachusetts |
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Total Pages | : 646 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Libraries |
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Author | : James D. Winchester |
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Release | : 2010 |
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Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1902 |
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