On The Road Histories: Alaska
by Ryan Madden

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The word Alaska conjures romantic images of the frozen north—igloos, dog sleds, giant bears, endless tundra—and with these images, a sense of physical extremity: the United State's biggest state, the northernmost state, the highest mountains and the lowest temperatures. In parts of Alaska, the sun never goes down in the summer and never comes up in the winter. But alongside the natural beauty and stark physical majesty is an interesting and complex human history thousands of years old and full of interactions between different peoples and cultures. Alaska Natives, Russians, French, Spanish, English, Americans, Canadians, and Japanese have all staked a claim in this Northern land. In this On-the-Road History, Ryan Madden first explores Alaska Native cultures, then moves to the Russian influence, the early American period and the influence of gold, and finally, Alaska in the 20th century, with the impact of World War II, statehood, and the oil boom.

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ISBN-10:	1566565669
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781566565660
Author:	Ryan Madden
Publisher:	Interlink Books Northampton, MA
Publication Date:	2005
Pages:	320 pp
Size/Dimensions:	5 x 9
Binding:	Paperback