Alaska an Empire in the Making (Paperback)

1913. With numerous illustrations and a map. Partial Contents: Leaving for Alaska; Through Southeastern Alaska waters; Arriving at Ketchikan; Metlakahtla and Wrangell; Some Alaskan Glaciers; A center of industry; Running past the exposed coast; Running past the exposed coast; Buying from Indians; Routes to Nome and the Interior; From Caribou Crossing to Dawson; Down the river to Fairbanks; Through the river delta to the sea; The starting point; Hunting Grounds; Fishing as an industry and sport; Transportation and communication; Climate, agriculture and grazing; Mines, miners and mining; The reindeer as a civilizer; The Alaska seal herd; Modern whaling on Northern Pacific; Raising fur for the market; Alaska as a newspaper field; Missionaries and education; Dogs, dog punchers and dog races; Spectacular volcanoes; The cost of living in Alaska; Discovery and early history; British and Spanish expeditions; Occupation by the Russians; English explorers in Arctic; American occupation; Transfer to the United States; Systematic explorations by Americans; Work of the U.S. Geological Survey; The discovery of the Northwest Passage; and Alaska in short paragraphs.

General

Imprint:	Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	John J. Underwood
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	568
ISBN-13:	978-1-162-80794-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-162-80794-6
Barcode:	9781162807942

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