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Alaska's History, Revised Edition
The People, Land, and Events of the North Country
Taschenbuch von Harry Ritter
Sprache: Englisch

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This 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.

Alaska'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, Alaska's History provides a look into the deep story behind the United States' 49th state, from its glorious past to its challenging present.
This 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.

Alaska'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, Alaska's History provides a look into the deep story behind the United States' 49th state, from its glorious past to its challenging present.
Über den Autor
Harry Ritter is Emeritus Professor of History at Western Washington University, where he taught from 1969 to 2010. He is the author of Washington¿s History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country and Alaskäs History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country. Harry lives in Bellingham, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
ALASKA: THE GREAT LAND

1. Alaska, Past and Present

NATIVE TRADITIONS

2. Alaskäs First Peoples

3. Baidarka: The Unangâx Way

4. Inua: The Eskimo World

5. Athabascans of the Interior

6. People of the Rain Forest: Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian

7. Crossroads of Cultures: Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Heritage in Alaskäs Gulf

RUSSIAN AMERICA: THE FORGOTTEN FRONTIER

8. Promyshlenniki and the Russian Fur Trade

9. First Contacts: The Voyages of Bering and Chirikov

10. In the Russians¿ Wake: British and French Explorers

11. Malaspina and the Spanish Incursions

12. Lord of Alaska: Alexander Baranov

13. Apostle of Alaska: Father Ivan Veniaminov

14. Yankee Whalers

EXPLORERS, ADVENTURERS, AND NATURALISTS: AMERICA¿S NEW FRONTIER

15. Seward¿s Folly

16. Pursuing Manifest Destiny

17. The Fur Seal Rush

18. Rumrunners of the Inside Passage

19. Sheldon Jackson: Christian Soldier of the Great Land

20. John Muir and Glacier Bay

21. Gold Fever Before the Klondike Strike

22. The Klondike Stampede

23. Stirring Days in Skagway

24. New Eldorados: Nome and Fairbanks

25. The Yukon: Highway to the Interior

26. Frontier Tourism: Alaska with Baedeker

ALASKA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: FROM TERRITORY TO STATEHOOD

27. After ¿98

28. Pioneer Judge: James W. Wickersham

29. A Young Girl¿s Fairbanks

30. King Copper

31. Anchorage and the Iron Horse

32. Bush Pilots

33. The ¿Thousand-Mile War¿: The Aleutian Campaign of World War II

34. The ¿Military Rush¿ and the Alaska Highway

35. The Politics of Statehood

GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND NATURAL EXTREMES

36. Not One Land, But Many

37. Arc of Fire: Volcanoes of the Great Land

38. Earthquakes and Tsunamis

39. Mountaineers and Denali

40. Sydney Laurence and the Northern Landscape

41. New Deal Agriculture: The Matanuska Experiment

42. Sled Dogs and the Iditarod

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

43. Growth, Conservation, Preservation: Alaskäs Essential Tension

44. The Story of Salmon

45. The Fishing Industry

46. Hunting in Alaska

47. Alaskäs Marine Highway

48. The Oil Boom

49. The Spill

50. Coming to Terms with Native Land Claims

51. Pride and Prejudice

52. Caribou and North Country Politics

PRESERVING THE GREAT LAND

53. Renewed Traditions: The Renaissance of Native Arts

54. Last Frontier or Lasting Frontier?

55. ANCSA and its Discontents

56. The State of Alaska

Related Reading

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781513262727
ISBN-10: 1513262726
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ritter, Harry
Hersteller: Alaska Northwest Books
Maße: 203 x 127 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Harry Ritter
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.03.2020
Gewicht: 0,176 kg
Artikel-ID: 116715789
Über den Autor
Harry Ritter is Emeritus Professor of History at Western Washington University, where he taught from 1969 to 2010. He is the author of Washington¿s History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country and Alaskäs History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country. Harry lives in Bellingham, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
ALASKA: THE GREAT LAND

1. Alaska, Past and Present

NATIVE TRADITIONS

2. Alaskäs First Peoples

3. Baidarka: The Unangâx Way

4. Inua: The Eskimo World

5. Athabascans of the Interior

6. People of the Rain Forest: Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian

7. Crossroads of Cultures: Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Heritage in Alaskäs Gulf

RUSSIAN AMERICA: THE FORGOTTEN FRONTIER

8. Promyshlenniki and the Russian Fur Trade

9. First Contacts: The Voyages of Bering and Chirikov

10. In the Russians¿ Wake: British and French Explorers

11. Malaspina and the Spanish Incursions

12. Lord of Alaska: Alexander Baranov

13. Apostle of Alaska: Father Ivan Veniaminov

14. Yankee Whalers

EXPLORERS, ADVENTURERS, AND NATURALISTS: AMERICA¿S NEW FRONTIER

15. Seward¿s Folly

16. Pursuing Manifest Destiny

17. The Fur Seal Rush

18. Rumrunners of the Inside Passage

19. Sheldon Jackson: Christian Soldier of the Great Land

20. John Muir and Glacier Bay

21. Gold Fever Before the Klondike Strike

22. The Klondike Stampede

23. Stirring Days in Skagway

24. New Eldorados: Nome and Fairbanks

25. The Yukon: Highway to the Interior

26. Frontier Tourism: Alaska with Baedeker

ALASKA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: FROM TERRITORY TO STATEHOOD

27. After ¿98

28. Pioneer Judge: James W. Wickersham

29. A Young Girl¿s Fairbanks

30. King Copper

31. Anchorage and the Iron Horse

32. Bush Pilots

33. The ¿Thousand-Mile War¿: The Aleutian Campaign of World War II

34. The ¿Military Rush¿ and the Alaska Highway

35. The Politics of Statehood

GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND NATURAL EXTREMES

36. Not One Land, But Many

37. Arc of Fire: Volcanoes of the Great Land

38. Earthquakes and Tsunamis

39. Mountaineers and Denali

40. Sydney Laurence and the Northern Landscape

41. New Deal Agriculture: The Matanuska Experiment

42. Sled Dogs and the Iditarod

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

43. Growth, Conservation, Preservation: Alaskäs Essential Tension

44. The Story of Salmon

45. The Fishing Industry

46. Hunting in Alaska

47. Alaskäs Marine Highway

48. The Oil Boom

49. The Spill

50. Coming to Terms with Native Land Claims

51. Pride and Prejudice

52. Caribou and North Country Politics

PRESERVING THE GREAT LAND

53. Renewed Traditions: The Renaissance of Native Arts

54. Last Frontier or Lasting Frontier?

55. ANCSA and its Discontents

56. The State of Alaska

Related Reading

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781513262727
ISBN-10: 1513262726
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ritter, Harry
Hersteller: Alaska Northwest Books
Maße: 203 x 127 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Harry Ritter
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.03.2020
Gewicht: 0,176 kg
Artikel-ID: 116715789
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