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Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land--From Russian Fur Traders to the Gold Rush, Extraordinary Railroads, World War II, the Oil Boom, and the Fight Over ANWR
Alaska Saga of a Bold LandFrom Russian Fur Traders to the Gold Rush Extraordinary Railroads World War II the Oil Boom and the Fight Over ANWR
Author: Walter R. Borneman
The history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches -- and ever present are new people with competing views over how these resources should be used: Russians exploiting a fur empire; explorers checking rival advances; prospectors stampeding to the clarion call of "Gold!"; soldiers battling out a decisive chapter in world war;...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060503062
ISBN-10: 0060503068
Publication Date: 2/1/2003
Pages: 624
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Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
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