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Author | : Stephen W. Haycox |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 479 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0295800372 |
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Alaska, with its Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut heritage, its century of Russian colonization, its peoples’ formidable struggles to wrest a living (or a fortune) from the North’s isolated and harsh environment, and its relatively recent achievement of statehood, has long captured the popular imagination. In An Alaska Anthology, twenty-five contemporary scholars explore the region’s pivotal events, significant themes, and major players, Native, Russian, Canadian, and American. The essays chosen for this anthology represent the very best writing on Alaska, giving great depth to our understanding and appreciation of its history from the days of Russian-American Company domination to the more recent threat of nuclear testing by the Atomic Energy Commission and the influence of oil money on inexperienced politicians. Readers may be familiar with an earlier anthology, Interpreting Alaska’s History, from which the present volume evolved to accommodate an explosion of research in the past decade. While a number of the original pieces were found to be irreplaceable, more than half of the essays are new. The result is a fresh perspective on the subject and an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and scholars.
Author | : Jean Morgan Meaux |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2013-07-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0295804726 |
Download In Pursuit of Alaska Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 | : Stephen W. Haycox |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780295986296 |
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A new paper edition of the state's history, which focuses on Russian America and American Alaska.
Author | : Joseph Bruchac |
Publisher | : Greenfield Center, N.Y. : Greenfield Review Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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This volume presents a fresh look at Alaskan culture by bringing together an assortment of poems, stories, essays, plays, and journal excerpts from the writings of Native Alaskans. The authors deal with the transitions, losses, struggles, and successes of life in a changing homeland. Many of the writers vividly remember the changes, good and bad, that statehood brought. Some of the 23 writers are well-known, while others are celebrating their first publication. Most authors provide short autobiographies presenting their cultural and literary influences as an introduction to their statement. ISBN 0-912678-80-1: $12.95.
Author | : Wayne Mergler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780882408149 |
Download The Last New Land Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Mergler has scoured Alaska's literary tradition for the best writing the state has to offer. "The Last New Land" gathers a rich and comprehensive sampling of fiction, nonfiction and poetry about the Northland.
Author | : |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0595282547 |
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Author | : Harry Ritter |
Publisher | : Graphic Arts Books |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1993-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0882409727 |
Download Alaska's History Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Philip L. Fradkin |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520224674 |
Download Wildest Alaska Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This compelling and eerie memoir tells of his odyssey through recorded history and eventually to the bay iteslf, as he explores the dark and unyielding side of nature."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Bill Sherwonit |
Publisher | : The Mountaineers Books |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780898867107 |
Download Denali Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Denali, "The High One," (Alaska's Mount McKinley) has beguiled storytellers since time immemorial. In this wide- ranging anthology spanning 101 years of published writings - representing both the northern classics and little-known gems - editor Bill Sherwont gives us a taste of rich literary legacy.
Author | : Martha Amore |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2016-09-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1602233012 |
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Diversity has always been central to Alaska identity, as the state’s population consists of people with many different backgrounds, viewpoints, and life experiences. This book opens a window into these diverse lives, gathering stories and poems about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer life into a brilliant, path-breaking anthology. In these pages we see the panoply of LGBTQ life in Alaska today, from the quotidian urban adventures of a family—shopping, going out, working—to intimate encounters with Alaska’s breathtaking natural beauty. At a time of great change and major strides in LGBTQ civil rights, Building Fires in the Snow shows us an Alaska that shatters stereotypes and reveals a side of Alaska that’s been little seen until now.