| Alaska (on the Road Histories): On the Road Histories Contributor(s): Madden, Ryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566565669 ISBN-13: 9781566565660 Publisher: Interlink Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: Going beyond the romantic images of the frozen north, Madden offers a history of Alaskan Native cultures, then moves to the Russian influence, the early American period, the influence of gold, and finally, Alaska in the 20th century, with the impact of World War II, statehood, and the oil boom. Full-color photos. Maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Travel | Special Interest - General - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 979.8 |
| LCCN: 2004013767 |
| Series: On-The-Road Histories |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.04" W x 9.04" (1.37 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The word Alaska conjures romantic images of the frozen north--igloos, dog sleds, giant bears, endless tundra--and with these images, a sense of physical extremity: our biggest state, our northernmost state, our highest mountains, our lowest temperatures. In parts of Alaska, the sun never goes down in the summer and never comes up in the winter. But alongside the natural beauty and stark physical majesty is an interesting and complex human history thousands of years old and full of interactions between different peoples and cultures. Alaska Natives, Russians, French, Spanish, English, Americans, Canadians, and Japanese have all staked a claim in this Northern land. In this On-the-Road History, Ryan Madden first explores Alaska Native cultures, then moves to the Russian influence, the early American period and the influence of gold, and finally, Alaska in the 20th century, with the impact of World War II, statehood, and the oil boom. |