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Alaska: A History of the 49th State Paperback – March 15, 1994

by Claus M. Naske (Author), Herman E. Slotnick (Author)

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The largest by far of the fifty states, Alaska is also the one of greatest mystery and diversity. Geological forces have made its more than half-million square miles a region of breathtaking beauty and awesome contrasts. And, as Claus-M. Naska and Herman E. Slotnick show in this revised and updated edition of their book, the history and development of Alaska’s peoples has matched the diversity of its landscapes and seascapes.

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University of Oklahoma Press
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March 15, 1994
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6.75 x 0.8 x 10 inches
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080612573X
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978-0806125732
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Claus-M. Naske (1935–2014) was Professor of History at the University of Alaska. Long a resident of the state, he is the author of many works on Alaska history.

Herman E. Slotnick (1917–2002) was for many years head of the Department of History at the University of Alaska. Naske and Slotnick coauthored Alaska: A History of the 49th State.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Oklahoma Press; Second edition (March 15, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 080612573X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806125732
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.66 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.8 x 10 inches

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- #6,904 in Pacific West United States Travel Books
- #10,584 in General Anthropology
- #104,425 in U.S. State & Local History

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lieb

History book

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2013

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I imagine that this history book could be used for any classroom. It reminded me of dry college textbooks. However I ordered and read this book because I wanted the information that it supplied to the enth detail. I am glad it supplied what I needed. Would recommend this book for solid facts.

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Happy Camper

A political and economic history of a great land

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2008

The original version of this book was published by Eerdmans in 1979, and is now something of a collector's item. The 1994 update picked up 15 years of new history, but now another 15 years have passed without a new edition. Of course, the early history has not changed - just our perspective on it.

The best feature of the book is the great land that is its focus. Alaska's past and present is so different from other states that this historical study will be fascinating to most readers. It is more of a political and economic history than a social or natural history. The book will appeal primarily to those interested in adding to their understanding of the various powers that ruled the wild region and to those intrigued with the process of setting up a new state and resolving complex land claim issues.

The authors have included an excellent collection of historical drawings and photographs, though the reproduction quality is not the best. The complete footnotes will aid scholars, as will the statistical and historical information in the appendices. No single work can tell the complete story of Alaska. This one would be an excellent addition to any collection. It is very readable, insightful, and accurate.

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Shana Loshbaugh

Time for a new edition

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2002

I've lived in Alaska 21 years and found this a frustrating book. It was chocked full of information, but uneven. Although a second edition, it was rife with pathetic typos and mispelled names. The authors deal in authoritative (perhaps excruciating) detail with political haggling for landmark rulings such as the Native land claims and authorization of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Yet they omit any reference to arts, wildlife management or the way people's living conditions have changed. As examples of this patchy approach, they tell us exactly how many barrels of oil various wells produced in their early years, but never tell us how many Alaskans died in the 1964 earthquake. Also, the second edition is now sadly dated. This is a useful book, but it is about the Alaska of the politicians and fails to convey a sense of The Great Land and its pioneers.

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Cheryl

Poorly written.

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2001

This book could be so much better if the authors had decided to write about the truth. They paint a false picture of Alaska in the first chapters. I live in Alaska and can not imagine why or how they could devote such a small portion of the book to Native Alaskans and spend so much time discussing the wonderful things Russians did in Alaska. One statement made was that the Russians tried to stop acts of slavery in which Native people were engaging. The fact is that the Russians enslaved and killed many Native people! There are much better books out there than this one.

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Jason Kinikin

Very Good

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2000

Although I am not from Alaska, nor have I ever visted it, I found this book very enjoyable. I was looking to learn more about the history of Alaska and boy did I. This is a big book and it provides alot of information from the prehistoric era right up to the late 20th century. I would recommend it to anyone looking to get a feel for the history of this very interesting state.

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Maybe the best Alaska history book

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013

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I read this book as a text for a course in Alaska history. I think that Prof Naske's book is perhaps the best Alaska history available, although I enjoyed reading James Michner's fiction book 'Alaska' quite a bit too. While Claus Naske never gets around to discussing the concerns of Woolly Mammoths or the biography of individual salmon from fry stage to rite of return he does cover the human social history of the age of discovery through statehood quite well. Naske has done useful work in conserving Alaskan historical documents.

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