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The Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 - Scientists, Naturalists, Artists and Others Document America's Last Frontier (Paperback)
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The Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 - Scientists, Naturalists, Artists and Others Document America's Last Frontier (Paperback)
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In 1899, one of America's wealthiest men gathered together an
interdisciplinary team of experts--many who would become legendary
in their fields--to join him, entirely at his expense, on a voyage
to the largely unknown territory of Alaska. The Harriman Expedition
was, and remains to this day, unprecedented in its conception and
execution. This book traces the story of the expedition: where they
went, what they did, and what they learned--including finding early
evidence of glacial retreat, assessing the nature and future of
Alaska's natural resources, and making important scientific
discoveries, including the accumulation of an astonishing
collection of specimens. A second thread involves the lives and
accomplishments of the members of the party: weaving multiple
biographical strands into the narrative of the journey and the
personal experiences that they shared in their odyssey in Alaskan
waters. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly treatment of the
Harriman Alaska Expedition since the 1980s. It features the
diaries, letters home, and post-Expedition writings, including
unpublished autobiographies, generated by the members of the party.
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