A lively, take-along account of Alaska's sweeping history, from pre-contact Native times to the gold rush, to the present.
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Ritter is a member of the history faculty at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, where he has taught since 1969. He received his doctorate in history from the University of Virginia.
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A History for People in a Hurry,
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This review is from: Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of (Alaska Pocket Guide) (Paperback)
This book is perfect for a quick overview of Alaska's history. It is a good size for tucking in the suitcase or reading on a plane. Lots of historic photos bring this history to life. This brief history captures the untamed history of Alaska in a very readable format.
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This review is from: Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of (Alaska Pocket Guide) (Paperback)
Harry Ritter's "Alaska History" is a compact and highly readable survey of Alaskan history, especially suited for the visitor or tourist. Ritter describes Alaska's unique past, from pre-history through European exploration, Gold rushes, World War II, and Statehood to the present day. His format is a series of two page vignettes, illustrated with photographs, that can be read individually in just a couple of minutes. Ritter's approach is evenhanded; he avoids taking sides on any of a large number of controversies associated with Alaska's past and present. The vignettes provide a wealth of background information that will enhance the experience of tourists visiting Alaska and explain the names and circumstances of places commonly visited, such as Anchorage, Valdez, or Denali National Park.
This book is highly recommended to visitors to Alaska.
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Great Fast and Fun Read on AK's History,
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This review is from: Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of (Alaska Pocket Guide) (Paperback)
This was a great quick read. I was visiting Alaska and needed a small book to give me a quick lesson on a broad range of topics in Alaska's history and culture. This was a perfect book for it! I learned a great deal from it. And often the stories I read in the book had just that little additional piece of info from what the tour guides were telling us to make me feel like I REALLY got a solid understanding of Alaska's past.
Highly recommended!
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Alaska's human history-from the prehistoric arrival of the earliest Siberian hunters to today's Arctic Slope oil exploration-is unified by one simple but grand theme: people's efforts to wrest a living from the region's vast natural riches despite its extreme conditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, San Francisco, Bering Sea, Far North, Glacier Bay, British Columbia, North Pacific, United States, Northwest Coast, Cook Inlet, New York, North America, Gulf of Alaska, Prince William Sound, Russian-American Company, Aleutian Islands, Copper River, John Muir, Kodiak Island, New England, Sheldon Jackson, Yukon River, James Wickersham, Kenai Peninsula, New World New!
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Alaska's human history-from the prehistoric arrival of the earliest Siberian hunters to today's Arctic Slope oil exploration-is unified by one simple but grand theme: people's efforts to wrest a living from the region's vast natural riches despite its extreme conditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, San Francisco, Bering Sea, Far North, Glacier Bay, British Columbia, North Pacific, United States, Northwest Coast, Cook Inlet, New York, North America, Gulf of Alaska, Prince William Sound, Russian-American Company, Aleutian Islands, Copper River, John Muir, Kodiak Island, New England, Sheldon Jackson, Yukon River, James Wickersham, Kenai Peninsula, New World New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Travels in Alaska (Classic, Nature, Penguin) by John Muir on page 57, and Back Matter
- Two in the Far North by Margaret E. Murie on page 76, and Back Matter
- Sydney Laurence, Painter of the North (Anchorage Museum of History and Art) by Kesler E. Woodward on page 101, and Back Matter
- New Mexico (America Series) by Tanya Lloyd Kyi in Back Matter
- St. Louis, Missouri by AAA (Organization : U.S.) in Back Matter
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- Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land by Walter R. Borneman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Land of the Radioactive Midnight Sun: A Cheechako's First Year in Alaska by Sean Michael Flynn on page 54
- City Smart: Anchorage by Donna Freedman on page 12
- Fairbanks: Alaska's Heart of Gold by Tricia Brown in Back Matter
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