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Exploration Of Alaska 1865 1900
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Author : Morgan B. Sherwood
language : en
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
Release Date : 1965
Exploration Of Alaska 1865 1900 written by Morgan B. Sherwood and has been published by New Haven : Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Alaska categories.
American exploration of the far northwest began in 1865 with the famed Telegraph Expedition and continued with teh Coast Survey and active explorations by the United States Army. The Department of the Columbia sponsored a series of geographical explorations that culminated in a journey of discovery by Henry Allen in 1885. Inland exploration, geodetic surveys, and natural history forays are described in detail.
Exploration Of Alaska 1865 1900
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Author : Morgan B. Sherwood
language : en
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
Release Date : 1965
Exploration Of Alaska 1865 1900 written by Morgan B. Sherwood and has been published by New Haven : Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Alaska categories.
American exploration of the far northwest began in 1865 with the famed Telegraph Expedition and continued with teh Coast Survey and active explorations by the United States Army. The Department of the Columbia sponsored a series of geographical explorations that culminated in a journey of discovery by Henry Allen in 1885. Inland exploration, geodetic surveys, and natural history forays are described in detail.
American Scientific Exploration Of Alaska 1865 1900
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Author : Morgan Bronson Sherwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
American Scientific Exploration Of Alaska 1865 1900 written by Morgan Bronson Sherwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Alaska categories.
Big Game In Alaska
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Author : Morgan B. Sherwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Big Game In Alaska written by Morgan B. Sherwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Nature categories.
With the Klondike gold rush, a struggle erupted in Alaska between the protection of big game animals and man's economic ambitions, a riveting story chronicled by Morgan Sherwood in Big Game in Alaska. In concise and clear prose, Sherwood charts the history of this environmental and political conflict, examining the creation of the Alaska Game Commission in the early 1930s, the use of distorted science and menacing technologies, the antipathy of farmers and fishermen toward animals, and the prevailing belief in man's right to shoot wild animals at will. An incisive historical study of the flawed attempts to govern big game predation, Big Game in Alaska will be essential reading for historians and environmentalists alike.
Exploring And Mapping Alaska
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Author : Alexey Postnikov
language : en
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Release Date : 2015-06-15
Exploring And Mapping Alaska written by Alexey Postnikov and has been published by University of Alaska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with History categories.
Russia first encountered Alaska in 1741 as part of the most ambitious and expensive expedition of the entire 18th century. During the next 126 years the struggle to develop and refine geographic knowledge of the vast region comprising northeastern Asia, the North Pacific, and Alaska met with many obstacles, including inclement weather, the chain of supply over great distances, the need to train expert navigators and cartographers, and false leads due to spurious voyage accounts. For much of this era, critical geographic knowledge was kept as a state secret in Russia and not shared, even with the very navigators and cartographers who were developing much needed maps and navigational aids. Despite this, a rich cartographic heritage developed to be carried forward into the American era. The traditional Russian cartographic methods were applied to new discoveries in Siberia and beyond. Early fur traders and explorers utilized this system which for a time co-existed with the new cartographic methodology utilized in Europe and adopted for use by the Russia of Peter the Great. It became an age of scientific exploration. Great Britain, France, Spain, but especially Russia, sent expeditions. An increasingly complete knowledge of the coasts of North America, with forays into the interior, emerged. Postnikov describes the explorations and richly illustrates how the resulting maps evolved and contributed to the world’s knowledge of one of the last great regions of the world to be explored.
The Big Wild Soul Of Terrence Cole
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Author : Frank Soos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-02
The Big Wild Soul Of Terrence Cole written by Frank Soos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02 with Alaska categories.
"This book is an eclectic festschrift dedicated to Alaska historian and writer Terrence Cole."--Provided by publisher.
It Happened In Alaska
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Author : Diane Olthuis
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-05-15
It Happened In Alaska written by Diane Olthuis and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-15 with History categories.
The remote, unforgiving landscape and colossal—and unpredictably unstable—mountain ranges of Alaska have kept at bay many a faint-hearted outsider, but the lure of this territory’s beauty, as well as its rich and vast resources, continues to entice adventuresome natives and outsiders alike. It Happened in Alaska goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped The Land of the Midnight Sun. In an easy-to-read style that's entertaining and informative, Alaska resident Diane Olthius recounts some of her state's most captivating moments.
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Of 1899
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Author : John J. Michalik
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-08-06
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Of 1899 written by John J. Michalik and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-06 with History categories.
In 1899, one of America's wealthiest men assembled an interdisciplinary team of experts--many of whom would become legendary in their fields--to join him, entirely at his expense, on a voyage to the largely unknown territory of Alaska. The Harriman Expedition remains unparalleled in its conception and execution. This book follows the team closely: where they went, what they did, and what they learned--including finding early evidence of glacial retreat, assessing the nature and future of Alaska's natural resources, making important scientific discoveries, and collecting an astonishing collection of specimens. A second thread involves the lives and accomplishments of the members of the party, weaving biographical strands into the narrative of the journey and the personal experiences they shared. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly treatment of the Harriman Alaska Expedition since the 1980s. It features the diaries, letters home, and post-Expedition writings, including unpublished autobiographies, generated by the members of the party.
Russians In Alaska 1732 1867
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Author : Lydia Black
language : en
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Release Date : 2004
Russians In Alaska 1732 1867 written by Lydia Black and has been published by University of Alaska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
This definitive work, the crown jewel in the distinguished career of Russian America scholar Lydia T. Black, presents a comprehensive overview of the Russian presence in Alaska. Drawing on extensive archival research and employing documents only recently made available to scholars, Black shows how Russian expansion was the culmination of centuries of social and economic change. Black s work challenges the standard perspective on the Russian period in Alaska as a time of unbridled exploitation of Native inhabitants and natural resources. Without glossing over the harsher aspects of the period, Black acknowledges the complexity of relations between Russians and Native peoples. She chronicles the lives of ordinary men and women the merchants and naval officers, laborers and clergy who established Russian outposts in Alaska. These early colonists carried with them the Orthodox faith and the Russian language; their legacy endures in architecture and place names from Baranof Island to the Pribilofs. This deluxe volume features fold-out maps and color illustrations of rare paintings and sketches from Russian, American, Japanese, and European sources many have never before been published. An invaluable source for historians and anthropologists, this accessible volume brings to life a dynamic period in Russian and Alaskan history. A tribute to Black s life as a scholar and educator, "Russians in Alaska" will become a classic in the field."
Shem Pete S Alaska
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Author : James Kari
language : en
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Release Date : 2016-07-15
Shem Pete S Alaska written by James Kari and has been published by University of Alaska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-15 with Social Science categories.
"Shem Pete (1896-1989), the colorful and brilliant raconteur from Susitna Station, Alaska left a rich legacy of knowledge about the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina world. Shem was one of the most versatile storytellers and historians in twentieth century Alaska. His lifetime travel map of approximately 13,500 square miles is one of the largest ever documented in this degree of detail anywhere in the world. Reflecting the latest scholarship on Upper Inlet Dena'ina ethnogeography and history, this revised second edition includes new place names, two new essays, numerous annotations, and new photographs. It also illustrates how Shem Pete's Alaska has contributed to the recognition of the Dena'ina heritage of southcentral Alaska since the publication of the second edition in 2003. The names form a reconstructed place name network from the vantage points of the life experiences of Shem Pete and other Dena'ina and Ahtna speakers. The place names are annotated with comments and stories by Shem Pete and more than fifty other contributors, and with historic references, vignettes, numerous photographs, a selection of historic maps, and shaded-relief place name maps. The authors provide perspective on Dena'ina language and culture, and a summary of Dena'ina geographic knowledge and place name research methodology. The book is a significant contribution to Athabascan ethnography and linguistics, the history of Alaska, and to the fields of ethnogeography and onomastics. This book will be the basic reference work on the Dena'ina people of Upper Cook Inlet"--Provided by publisher.