
Historic Photos of Alaska
Turner Publishing Company
Published on 20. March 2008
Book
Hardback
202 pages
978-1-68442-000-1 (ISBN)
Description
Just over 140 years ago, the United States made one of the greatest land deals of all time, purchasing from Russia a massive piece of property near the Arctic Circle. Since then, the land known as Alaska has been the site of a gold rush and an oil boom, but those great events comprise only a small portion of the state's fascinating history. Historic Photos of Alaska captures the majesty, history, and regal beauty of America's largest and most northern state through nearly 200 archival black-and-white photographs of this awe-inspiring region. Author Dermot Cole takes the reader on a journey through Alaska's pristine natural beauty and documents moments from the 1898 gold rush to the only World War II invasion on North American soil, to the long-awaited statehood and the incredible destruction wrought by the massive 1964 earthquake. Don't miss this fascinating trip through Alaska's history!
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Language
English
Place of publication
Paducah, KY
United States
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
838 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68442-000-1 (9781684420001)
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Historic Photos of Alaska
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03/2008
Turner Publishing Company
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Cole is a newspaper columnist and historian.
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