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Author | : Michael Dunham |
Publisher | : Todd Communications |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-12-31 |
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ISBN | : 9781578336609 |
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A short biography of William H. Seward, the man who bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. The first biography of Seward written by an Alaskan and the first to focus on the purchase in the context of his other achievements, this is the story of a patriot, gambler and 19th century visionary who saw the world from a remarkably modern perspective.
Author | : Lee A. Farrow |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2016-12-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1602233039 |
Download Seward's Folly Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Alaska Purchase—denounced at the time as “Seward’s Folly” but now seen as a masterstroke—is well known in American history. But few know the rest of the story. This book aims to correct that. Lee Farrow offers here a detailed account of just what the Alaska Purchase was, how it came about, its impact at the time, and more. Farrow shows why both America and Russia had plenty of good reasons to want the sale to occur, including Russia’s desire to let go of an unprofitable, hard-to-manage colony and the belief in the United States that securing Alaska could help the nation gain control of British Columbia and generate closer trade ties with Asia . Farrow also delves into the implications of the deal for foreign policy and international diplomacy far beyond Russia and the United States at a moment when the global balance of power was in question. A thorough, readable retelling of a story we only think we know, Seward’s Folly will become the standard book on the Alaska Purchase.
Author | : Walter Stahr |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 720 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1439121184 |
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From one of our most acclaimed new biographers--the first full life of the leader of Lincoln's "Team of Rivals"--William Henry Seward, one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century.
Author | : Michael Dunham |
Publisher | : |
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Release | : 2016-12-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781578336593 |
Download MAN WHO SOLD ALASKA Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Rocky McElveen |
Publisher | : Thomas Nelson |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2007-09-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1418578436 |
Download Wild Men, Wild Alaska Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In Wild Men, Wild Alaska professional hunting and fishing guide and outfitter Rocky McElveen tells the stories of his own adventures as well as those of some of his well-known clients. The book takes readers directly into the Alaskan bush, and shares the intense challenges of a majestic wilderness that pushes a man to his limits.
Author | : Sam Keith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781941821237 |
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Author | : John Virtue |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2012-11-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476600392 |
Download The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the United States Army during World War II to help build the Alaska Highway and install the companion Canol pipeline. Theirs were the first black regiments deployed outside the lower 48 states during the war. The enlisted men, most of them from the South, faced racial discrimination from white officers, were barred from entering any towns for fear they would procreate a "mongrel" race with local women, and endured winter conditions they had never experienced before. Despite this, they won praise for their dedication and their work. Congress in 2005 said that the wartime service of the four regiments covered here contributed to the eventual desegregation of the Armed Forces.
Author | : William L. Iggiagruk Hensley |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780374154844 |
Download Fifty Miles from Tomorrow Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Documents the author's traditional childhood north of the Arctic Circle, his education in the continental U.S., and his lobbying efforts that convinced the government to allocate resources to Alaska's natives in compensation for incursions on their way of life.
Author | : Jane Haigh |
Publisher | : Ridgetop Press |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1996-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780962753022 |
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Author | : Torry Martin |
Publisher | : Harvest House Publishers |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2016-04-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0736965262 |
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Torry Martin—a comedian, actor, and hippie—fled from California to the wilderness of Alaska, searching for answers to life's big questions. He found what he was looking for...and a lot more! A moose got its head stuck in Torry's window. A reindeer was trapped in his kitchen. A bear almost prevented him from reaching his airplane. He once woke up frozen to his cabin floor. Like the Israelites of old, Torry experienced plenty of miracles and mishaps in the wilderness. And like them, he came face-to-face with God and was changed forever. Each of these true stories of Torry's hilarious blunders and misfortunes contains a nugget of truth, but one theme prevails: If God can reclaim and repurpose Torry Martin's life, He can do the same for you and those you love.