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Alaska, Saga of a Bold Land

Alaska, Saga of a Bold Land

by Walter R. Borneman

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

In this wide-ranging history, popular writer and scholar Walter Borneman captures the personalities, bravura and challenges of Alaska, describing the days of the fur traders and explorers, the gold rush, the building of the railroads and current controversies. Highly recommended as a well-written, informative overview of the state.  (ALA187, $16.99)


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