02728nam 2200649 a 450 991045300120332120200520144314.01-60223-168-0(CKB)2550000000107321(EBL)1820969(SSID)ssj0000692039(PQKBManifestationID)12267185(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000692039(PQKBWorkID)10633847(PQKB)10067991(MiAaPQ)EBC1820969(Au-PeEL)EBL1820969(CaPaEBR)ebr10578642(OCoLC)893740971(EXLCZ)99255000000010732120110819d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrOn time delivery[electronic resource] the dog team mail carriers /William S. SchneiderFairbanks University of Alaska Pressc20121 online resource (162 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60223-167-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Mail Trail Era Begins -- Evolution of the Mail Trail System -- Life on the Trail -- Nenana Was the Hub -- Circle and Beyond -- The Aviators -- Grandparents' Time.From the turn of the twentieth century in interior Alaska, dog team mail carriers were charged with maintaining the trail systems and carrying the mail until they were replaced in the late 1930's and '40's by airplane mail service. With the advent and widespread adoption of aviation, many of the trails were abandoned, and a generation of rural Alaskans has now grown up with few ties to the overland trail system that supported their grandparents and inspired modern traditions such as the world-famous Iditarod Race.In addition to chronicling the history of this unique postal service, On TimDogsled mailAlaskaHistoryLetter carriersAlaskaBiographyMushersAlaskaBiographyFrontier and pioneer lifeAlaskaCommunity lifeAlaskaHistoryAlaskaBiographyAlaskaHistory, LocalAlaskaSocial life and customsElectronic books.Dogsled mailHistory.Letter carriersMushersFrontier and pioneer lifeCommunity lifeHistory.383/.143Schneider William S.1946-967306MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453001203321On time delivery2195974UNINA