This newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all in one travel-friendly package. Alaska's rich and cultural history comes to life in this vivid, take-along account. Travel to the Far North and discover the origins of Russian America and the effects of the fur trade, Native lifestyles before and after European contact, John Muir's visit to Glacier Bay, the Klondike gold rush, exploits of Alaska Bush pilots, big game hunting in the North Country and famous fisheries, and more. Five new chapters cast…mehr
This newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all in one travel-friendly package. Alaska's rich and cultural history comes to life in this vivid, take-along account. Travel to the Far North and discover the origins of Russian America and the effects of the fur trade, Native lifestyles before and after European contact, John Muir's visit to Glacier Bay, the Klondike gold rush, exploits of Alaska Bush pilots, big game hunting in the North Country and famous fisheries, and more. Five new chapters cast light on more modern subjects, such as the strengthening stance of Alaska Natives in politics, the impact of a changing climate on the fish and wildlife, the future of coastal villages by the sea, and the state of Alaska looking forward today. A history book that's fun to read, Alaska's History provides a look into the deep story behind the United States' 49th state, from its glorious past to its challenging present.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Harry Ritter is Emeritus Professor of History at Western Washington University, where he taught from 1969 to 2010. He is the author of Washington¿s History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country and Alaskäs History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country. Harry lives in Bellingham, Washington.
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ALASKA: THE GREAT LAND 1. Alaska, Past and Present NATIVE TRADITIONS 2. Alaskäs First Peoples 3. Baidarka: The Unangâx Way 4. Inua: The Eskimo World 5. Athabascans of the Interior 6. People of the Rain Forest: Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian 7. Crossroads of Cultures: Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Heritage in Alaskäs Gulf RUSSIAN AMERICA: THE FORGOTTEN FRONTIER 8. Promyshlenniki and the Russian Fur Trade 9. First Contacts: The Voyages of Bering and Chirikov 10. In the Russians Wake: British and French Explorers 11. Malaspina and the Spanish Incursions 12. Lord of Alaska: Alexander Baranov 13. Apostle of Alaska: Father Ivan Veniaminov 14. Yankee Whalers EXPLORERS, ADVENTURERS, AND NATURALISTS: AMERICA S NEW FRONTIER 15. Seward s Folly 16. Pursuing Manifest Destiny 17. The Fur Seal Rush 18. Rumrunners of the Inside Passage 19. Sheldon Jackson: Christian Soldier of the Great Land 20. John Muir and Glacier Bay 21. Gold Fever Before the Klondike Strike 22. The Klondike Stampede 23. Stirring Days in Skagway 24. New Eldorados: Nome and Fairbanks 25. The Yukon: Highway to the Interior 26. Frontier Tourism: Alaska with Baedeker ALASKA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: FROM TERRITORY TO STATEHOOD 27. After 98 28. Pioneer Judge: James W. Wickersham 29. A Young Girl s Fairbanks 30. King Copper 31. Anchorage and the Iron Horse 32. Bush Pilots 33. The Thousand-Mile War : The Aleutian Campaign of World War II 34. The Military Rush and the Alaska Highway 35. The Politics of Statehood GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND NATURAL EXTREMES 36. Not One Land, But Many 37. Arc of Fire: Volcanoes of the Great Land 38. Earthquakes and Tsunamis 39. Mountaineers and Denali 40. Sydney Laurence and the Northern Landscape 41. New Deal Agriculture: The Matanuska Experiment 42. Sled Dogs and the Iditarod ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 43. Growth, Conservation, Preservation: Alaskäs Essential Tension 44. The Story of Salmon 45. The Fishing Industry 46. Hunting in Alaska 47. Alaskäs Marine Highway 48. The Oil Boom 49. The Spill 50. Coming to Terms with Native Land Claims 51. Pride and Prejudice 52. Caribou and North Country Politics PRESERVING THE GREAT LAND 53. Renewed Traditions: The Renaissance of Native Arts 54. Last Frontier or Lasting Frontier? 55. ANCSA and its Discontents 56. The State of Alaska Related Reading Index
ALASKA: THE GREAT LAND 1. Alaska, Past and Present NATIVE TRADITIONS 2. Alaskäs First Peoples 3. Baidarka: The Unangâx Way 4. Inua: The Eskimo World 5. Athabascans of the Interior 6. People of the Rain Forest: Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian 7. Crossroads of Cultures: Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Heritage in Alaskäs Gulf RUSSIAN AMERICA: THE FORGOTTEN FRONTIER 8. Promyshlenniki and the Russian Fur Trade 9. First Contacts: The Voyages of Bering and Chirikov 10. In the Russians Wake: British and French Explorers 11. Malaspina and the Spanish Incursions 12. Lord of Alaska: Alexander Baranov 13. Apostle of Alaska: Father Ivan Veniaminov 14. Yankee Whalers EXPLORERS, ADVENTURERS, AND NATURALISTS: AMERICA S NEW FRONTIER 15. Seward s Folly 16. Pursuing Manifest Destiny 17. The Fur Seal Rush 18. Rumrunners of the Inside Passage 19. Sheldon Jackson: Christian Soldier of the Great Land 20. John Muir and Glacier Bay 21. Gold Fever Before the Klondike Strike 22. The Klondike Stampede 23. Stirring Days in Skagway 24. New Eldorados: Nome and Fairbanks 25. The Yukon: Highway to the Interior 26. Frontier Tourism: Alaska with Baedeker ALASKA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: FROM TERRITORY TO STATEHOOD 27. After 98 28. Pioneer Judge: James W. Wickersham 29. A Young Girl s Fairbanks 30. King Copper 31. Anchorage and the Iron Horse 32. Bush Pilots 33. The Thousand-Mile War : The Aleutian Campaign of World War II 34. The Military Rush and the Alaska Highway 35. The Politics of Statehood GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND NATURAL EXTREMES 36. Not One Land, But Many 37. Arc of Fire: Volcanoes of the Great Land 38. Earthquakes and Tsunamis 39. Mountaineers and Denali 40. Sydney Laurence and the Northern Landscape 41. New Deal Agriculture: The Matanuska Experiment 42. Sled Dogs and the Iditarod ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 43. Growth, Conservation, Preservation: Alaskäs Essential Tension 44. The Story of Salmon 45. The Fishing Industry 46. Hunting in Alaska 47. Alaskäs Marine Highway 48. The Oil Boom 49. The Spill 50. Coming to Terms with Native Land Claims 51. Pride and Prejudice 52. Caribou and North Country Politics PRESERVING THE GREAT LAND 53. Renewed Traditions: The Renaissance of Native Arts 54. Last Frontier or Lasting Frontier? 55. ANCSA and its Discontents 56. The State of Alaska Related Reading Index
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