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Ice Palace
Ice Palace
Author: Edna Ferber
(from an Amazon review by varcsix) Edna Ferber's book, Ice Palace, is a well told story of Alaska and its long journey to statehood. This book written in 1958, was just one year before Alaska did become a state. — Christine, is the granddaughter of two men who are very influential in Alaska; both who represent totally divergent points of view. On...  more »
ISBN: 382151
Publication Date: 1959
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Ice Palace on + 813 more book reviews
Here is an angry novel about Alaska in the 1950s, and its struggle to obtain statehood. The Ice Palace is a nickname attached to a hotel/pension house that might also be applied to the (at the time) territory. So we follow the story of a young woman and her grandfathers as they give us a history lesson, a tour of the territory, and a picture of the scuffle for statehood. Quite poignant when written, it is a good reminder of the idiocy, greed, and conspiracy between our congress and big business (or should I say money) and their lobbyists that it prevalentmore than evertoday.
lipslady avatar reviewed Ice Palace on + 101 more book reviews
This is a very interesting book about a subject I never even thought of, the territory of Alaska until 1958. The story is very interesting and moves along at a good pace, with interesting characters.


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