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Book SynopsisIn this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world,
Alaska traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people.
Praise for Alaska “Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . .
Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories
