Alaskan Trophies Won and Lost
Author | : George Orville Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : George Orville Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : |
Author | : George Orville Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : |
Author | : G. O. Young |
Publisher | : Huntington, W. Va. : Standard Publications |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 1947-01-01 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : 9781578331901 |
Author | : Chuck Wirschem |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1915-12-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780692583005 |
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 | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738513522 |
Formed in 1851 from portions of Randolph, Lewis, and Barbour Counties, Upshur County, West Virginia lies in the north central part of the state on the Allegheny Plateau. Rolling foothills and waterways such as the Buckhannon River paint a picturesque landscape, while warm-hearted residents provide testimony to the benefits of living in such amicable surroundings. Upshur County revisits this area during its earlier days, when time seemed to move much slower and wagon squeaks and horses neighs were common sounds in the towns and along the roads. It also brings the reader into present-day Upshur County, highlighting the industrialization that has taken place in more recent times. This volume celebrates Upshurs long and rich heritage by lingering on the stories and images of historical sites, which include the offspring of the sycamore tree in whose hollowed trunk Samuel and John Pringle lived for three years in the 1700s and the old courthouse that was damaged by fire three times in its first six months of existence. Readers will no doubt recognize many of the traditions captured in these pages, including scenes of street parades and the famous Strawberry Festival.
Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
Total Pages | : 2754 |
Release | : 1930 |
Genre | : American literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard Shellhorn |
Publisher | : Publication Consultants |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2014-09-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1594334900 |
is a story about a duck cabin on Alaska's Copper River Delta—and much more! In 1959 the Shellhorns built their place on Pete Dahl Slough, one of many intertidal waterways that braid the 50 mile marshland formed by the Copper. This wetland is a natural breeding habitat for waterfowl, and also a stopping place for migratory birds. Time and Tide Adventures on Alaska's Copper River Delta While early explorers and prospectors traversed the region, it was salmon that first drew pioneers to the outer edges of the Delta, where fishermen built camps to operate set net sites. Soon the famous Copper River and Northwestern Railroad would follow. Here is a chronicle of the early days of the Delta, beginning with Lt. Henry Allen's amazing expedition up the Copper in 1885, as well as a history of fisheries, war, roads, fires, storms, earthquakes, floods, and duck hunting. Plus change of habitat, with moose, bear, and other predators moving out on the Delta as brush and trees exploded following land uplift, and the sloughs gradually silted in. Meet characters such as Long Shorty, Curly Hoover, Kernel Korn, Eyeball Leer, and the Mayor of Pete Dahl, Don Shellhorn. Learn about duck shacks such as the Pair-A-Dice Inn, Boxcar, and Korn Hole, and the rich history hidden in their walls. Delight in the foibles of boating and hunting in the wild weather and water of the Flats. Revel in the Ode to Family and small town Alaska found in countless quotes from the Shellhorn Duck Cabin Logs, 54 years of unique recorded history, written by 458 different visitors. Full of laughter, joy, and tragedy; replete with lessons and truths; ribald and poignant; Time and Tide is the story of an Era of Adventure on the Copper River Delta.