Author: William R. HuntPublisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393056044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Examines the experiences and contributions of the nation's largest and least populated state
Alaska, a Bicentennial History
Author: William R. HuntPublisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393056044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Examines the experiences and contributions of the nation's largest and least populated state
Alaska: A Bicentennial History
Author: William R. HuntPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393243605
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Cliches about Alaska are legion: to mention the name is to conjure up images of the Frozen North, mushing huskies, and grizzled sourdoughs panning for gold. In this book, author William R. Hunt shows how misleading such images are. Alaska, writes William R. Hunt, is not the "last wilderness," and it has not been built solely by the self-reliant efforts of hardy pioneers. Instead, it has struggled from its earliest days as an American possession until today for government aid to support commercial and economic development. The real story of Alaska is the story inherent in the disparity between government policies urged by Alaskans and government policies actually dictated from Washington, DC. The issue of conservation versus development makes Alaska of special interest to all Americans today. Our northernmost state is not what most Americans on the "Outside" think it is; but as author Hunt shows, all Americans have a stake in the future of Alaska and therefore can benefit from understanding the reality of its colorful history.
Who Owns Alaska's History?
Author: Alaska Historical CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
District of Columbia, 2000
Author: An Abridged History of Alaska
Author: John W. BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Summarizes material collected by the author to provide an accurate and up-to-date history.
Alaska History
Author: An Alaska Anthology
Author: Stephen W. HaycoxPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295800372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
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.
Alaska and America's Bicentennial
Author: Alaska American Revolution Bicentennial CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
History of Alaska, 1730-1885
Author: Hubert Howe BancroftPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 775
Book Description
ABRIDGED HISTORY OF ALASKA
Author: JOHN W. BROWNPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033349502
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description