Aunt Phil's Trunk

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910156172603321
• Autore: Downing Bill Laurel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cork, : BookBaby, 2013
• ISBN: 1-940479-98-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (474 p.)
• Disciplina: 979
• Soggetti: Alaska--History--Anecdotes; Gold mines and mining
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Aunt Phil's Trunk: Volume Three; Title Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Early Cook Inlet; Chapter 1 Cook Inlet Timeline; Chapter 2 Railroad Makes Headlines; Chapter 3 Knik Withers; Early Railroad Days; Chapter 4 Railroad Births Anchorage; Chapter 5 Ship Creek Blossoms; Chapter 6 Golden Spike Mystery; Big City Concerns; Chapter 7 Voters Choose Self-Rule; Chapter 8 First Mayor Tackles Vice; Chapter 9 First Police Chief Murdered; A Few City Forefathers; Chapter 10 Pioneer Philanthropist Arrives; Chapter 11 "Cap" Lathrop Gambles On Alaska; Chapter 12 "Mr. Baseball" Hits Town; Trailblazers on WheelsChapter 13 A Very Bumpy Ride; Chapter 14 A Reo And A Resort; Chapter 15 Alaska's First Streetcar; Epidemics, Rescues and Disaster; Chapter 16 The Big Sickness; Chapter 17 Disaster Strikes Southeast; Chapter 18 First Relay Run North; Chapter 19 Diphtheria Threatens Nome; Early Alaska Aviation; Chapter 20 Magnificent Flying Machines; Chapter 21 Aviators Head North; Chapter 22 Strange Sight Soars Over Teller; Chapter 23 Cordova Finally Enters Air Age; Daring Flyboys; Chapter 24 Eielson: Alaska's Pioneer Aviator; Chapter 25 Wien: A Legend In The North; Chapter 26 Merrill: Blazing Trails In The SkyFrom The Newsroom: 1930s; Chapter 27 Natives Gain Recognition; Chapter 28 Colonists Settle Valley; Chapter 29 Sourdough Governor Appointed; Chapter 30 Black Fog Over Barrow; Chapter 31 Other News Around Alaska; About the Authors; Bibliography; Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume One; Preview other Volumes Aunt Phil's Trunk; Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk ; Volume Two; Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Four; Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Five; More Books Available; Copyright
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