Author: James D. Winchester
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Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Capt. J. D. Winchester's Experience on a Voyage from Lynn, Massachusetts, to San Francisco, Cal., and to the Alaskan Gold Fields ....
Author: James D. Winchester
Publisher:
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Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Publisher:
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Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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In Pursuit of Alaska
Author: Jean Morgan Meaux
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This collection of Alaskan adventures begins with a newspaper article written by John Muir during his first visit to Alaska in 1879, when the sole U.S. government representative in all the territory's 586,412 square miles was a lone customs official in Sitka. It closes with accounts of the gold rush and the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Jean Meaux has gathered a superb collection of articles and stories that captivated American readers when they were first published and that will continue to entertain us today. The authors range from Charles Hallock (the founder of Forest and Stream, a precursor of Field and Stream) to New York society woman Mary Hitchcock, who traveled with china, silver, and a 2,800 square foot tent. After explorer Henry Allen wore out his boots, he marched barefoot as he continued mapping the Tanana River, and Episcopal Archdeacon Hudson Stuck mushed by dog sled in Arctic winters across a territory encompassing 250,000 miles of the northern interior. Although the United States acquired Alaska in 1867, it took more than a decade for American writers and explorers to focus attention on a territory so removed from their ordinary lives. These writers-adventurers, tourists, and gold seekers-would help define the nation's perception of Alaska and would contribute to an image of the state that persists today. This collection unearths early writings that offer a broad view of American encounters with Alaska accompanied by Meaux's lively and concise introductions. The present-day adventurer will find much to inspire exploration, while students of the American West can gain new access to this valuable trove of pre-Gold Rush Alaska archives. For more information go to: http://www.inpursuitofalaska.com
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This collection of Alaskan adventures begins with a newspaper article written by John Muir during his first visit to Alaska in 1879, when the sole U.S. government representative in all the territory's 586,412 square miles was a lone customs official in Sitka. It closes with accounts of the gold rush and the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Jean Meaux has gathered a superb collection of articles and stories that captivated American readers when they were first published and that will continue to entertain us today. The authors range from Charles Hallock (the founder of Forest and Stream, a precursor of Field and Stream) to New York society woman Mary Hitchcock, who traveled with china, silver, and a 2,800 square foot tent. After explorer Henry Allen wore out his boots, he marched barefoot as he continued mapping the Tanana River, and Episcopal Archdeacon Hudson Stuck mushed by dog sled in Arctic winters across a territory encompassing 250,000 miles of the northern interior. Although the United States acquired Alaska in 1867, it took more than a decade for American writers and explorers to focus attention on a territory so removed from their ordinary lives. These writers-adventurers, tourists, and gold seekers-would help define the nation's perception of Alaska and would contribute to an image of the state that persists today. This collection unearths early writings that offer a broad view of American encounters with Alaska accompanied by Meaux's lively and concise introductions. The present-day adventurer will find much to inspire exploration, while students of the American West can gain new access to this valuable trove of pre-Gold Rush Alaska archives. For more information go to: http://www.inpursuitofalaska.com
Public Documents of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 946
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 946
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Report
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Pacific Northwest Americana
Author: Charles Wesley Smith
Publisher: New York : H.W. Wilson
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Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher: New York : H.W. Wilson
ISBN:
Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Check-list of Books and Pamphlets Relating to the History of the Pacific Northwest
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Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Publisher:
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Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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News Notes of California Libraries
Author: California State Library
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.
Capt. J. D. Winchester's Experience on a Voyage from Lynn, Massachusetts, to San Francisco, Cal., and to the Alaskan Gold Fields ....
Author: James D. Winchester
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Capt. J.D. Winchester's Experience on a Voyage from Lynn, Massachusetts, to San Francisco, Cal., and to the Alaskan Gold Fields
Author: James D. Winchester
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
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