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The Alaskans.

by Wheeler, Keith
Additional authors: Time Life Books
Series: The Old West Published by : Time-Life Books (Alaxandria, Virginia) Physical details: 240 p Year: 1977
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900 - 999 979.803 Whe (Browse shelf) Available In Memory of : James W. MacDougall 47219

Includes Index and Bibliography

Newcomers in the "great land" --
A rich harvest for the taking --
Probing the unknown interior --
A memoir of golden days in Nome --
Last fling for the lawless --
The perils of exploitation.

A pictorial history of Alaska, from its purchase by the United States in 1867 through 1912, chronicling the exploration of the wilderness, the discovery of gold, and the development of the whaling, fishing, and fur industries.