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historic American states
historic images
Historic Photos of Alaska
historic photos series
local history
pictorial history
Product details
- ISBN 9781684420001
- Dimensions: 222 x 222mm
- Publication Date: 20 Mar 2008
- Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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!
Cole is a newspaper columnist and historian.
