Going beyond the romantic images of the frozen north, Madden offers a history of Alaskan Native cultures, then moves to the Russian influence, the early American period, the influence of gold, and finally, Alaska in the 20th century, with the impact of World War II, statehood, and the oil boom. Full-color photos. Maps.
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Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
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Broschur/Paperback
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full-colour photographs & maps
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Höhe: 230 mm
Breite: 128 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
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978-1-56656-566-0 (9781566565660)
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Raised in Palmer, Alaska, Ryan Madden is now an associate professor of history at Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska. He has written about Alaska’s native population and World War II.
