{"product_id":"alaskas-history-revised-edition-the-people-land-and-events-of-the-north-country-9781513262734","title":"Alaska's History, Revised Edition: The People,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all in one travel-friendly package.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlaska’s rich and cultural history comes to life in this vivid, take-along account. Travel to the Far North and discover the origins of Russian America and the effects of the fur trade, Native lifestyles before and after European contact, John Muir’s visit to Glacier Bay, the Klondike gold rush, exploits of Alaska Bush pilots, big game hunting in the North Country and famous fisheries, and more. Five new chapters cast light on more modern subjects, such as the strengthening stance of Alaska Natives in politics, the impact of a changing climate on the fish and wildlife, the future of coastal villages by the sea, and the state of Alaska looking forward today. A history book that's fun to read, \u003ci\u003eAlaska’s History\u003c\/i\u003e provides a look into the deep story behind the United States’ 49th state, from its glorious past to its challenging present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALASKA: THE GREAT LAND\u003cbr\u003e 1. Alaska, Past and Present\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e NATIVE TRADITIONS\u003cbr\u003e 2. Alaska’s First Peoples \u003cbr\u003e 3. Baidarka: The Unangâx Way\u003cbr\u003e  4. Inua: The Eskimo World \u003cbr\u003e 5. Athabascans of the Interior \u003cbr\u003e 6. People of the Rain Forest: Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crossroads of Cultures: Alutiiq\/Sugpiaq Heritage in Alaska’s Gulf\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e RUSSIAN AMERICA: THE FORGOTTEN FRONTIER\u003cbr\u003e 8. Promyshlenniki and the Russian Fur Trade\u003cbr\u003e 9. First Contacts: The Voyages of Bering and Chirikov\u003cbr\u003e 10. In the Russians’ Wake: British and French Explorers\u003cbr\u003e 11. Malaspina and the Spanish Incursions\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lord of Alaska: Alexander Baranov\u003cbr\u003e 13. Apostle of Alaska: Father Ivan Veniaminov\u003cbr\u003e 14. Yankee Whalers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EXPLORERS, ADVENTURERS, AND NATURALISTS: AMERICA’S NEW FRONTIER\u003cbr\u003e 15. Seward’s Folly\u003cbr\u003e 16. Pursuing Manifest Destiny\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Fur Seal Rush\t\u003cbr\u003e 18. Rumrunners of the Inside Passage\u003cbr\u003e 19. Sheldon Jackson: Christian Soldier of the Great Land\u003cbr\u003e 20. John Muir and Glacier Bay\u003cbr\u003e 21. Gold Fever Before the Klondike Strike \u003cbr\u003e 22. The Klondike Stampede \u003cbr\u003e 23. Stirring Days in Skagway \u003cbr\u003e 24. New Eldorados: Nome and Fairbanks\u003cbr\u003e 25. The Yukon: Highway to the Interior\u003cbr\u003e 26. Frontier Tourism: Alaska with Baedeker\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ALASKA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: FROM TERRITORY TO STATEHOOD\u003cbr\u003e 27. After ’98\t\u003cbr\u003e 28. Pioneer Judge: James W. Wickersham\u003cbr\u003e 29. A Young Girl’s Fairbanks\u003cbr\u003e 30. King Copper\u003cbr\u003e 31. Anchorage and the Iron Horse\u003cbr\u003e 32. Bush Pilots\u003cbr\u003e 33. The “Thousand-Mile War”: The Aleutian Campaign of World War II\u003cbr\u003e 34. The “Military Rush” and the Alaska Highway\t\u003cbr\u003e 35. The Politics of Statehood\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND NATURAL EXTREMES \u003cbr\u003e 36. Not One Land, But Many\u003cbr\u003e 37. Arc of Fire: Volcanoes of the Great Land\u003cbr\u003e 38. Earthquakes and Tsunamis\u003cbr\u003e 39. Mountaineers and Denali\u003cbr\u003e 40. Sydney Laurence and the Northern Landscape\u003cbr\u003e 41. New Deal Agriculture: The Matanuska Experiment\u003cbr\u003e 42. Sled Dogs and the Iditarod\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT\u003cbr\u003e 43. Growth, Conservation, Preservation: Alaska’s Essential Tension\u003cbr\u003e  44. The Story of Salmon\u003cbr\u003e 45. The Fishing Industry \u003cbr\u003e 46. Hunting in Alaska \u003cbr\u003e 47. Alaska’s Marine Highway \u003cbr\u003e 48. The Oil Boom \u003cbr\u003e 49. The Spill\u003cbr\u003e 50. Coming to Terms with Native Land Claims \u003cbr\u003e 51. Pride and Prejudice\u003cbr\u003e 52. Caribou and North Country Politics \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRESERVING THE GREAT LAND \u003cbr\u003e 53. Renewed Traditions: The Renaissance of Native Arts \u003cbr\u003e 54. Last Frontier or Lasting Frontier? \u003cbr\u003e 55. ANCSA and its Discontents\u003cbr\u003e 56. The State of Alaska\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Related Reading\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359528747351,"sku":"9781513262734","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513262734.jpg?v=1754124923","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alaskas-history-revised-edition-the-people-land-and-events-of-the-north-country-9781513262734","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}