02974nam 2200721 a 450 991082461330332120240405094956.01-60223-168-0(CKB)2550000000107321(EBL)1820969(SSID)ssj0000692039(PQKBManifestationID)12267185(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000692039(PQKBWorkID)10633847(PQKB)10067991(MiAaPQ)EBC1820969(Au-PeEL)EBL1820969(CaPaEBR)ebr10578642(OCoLC)893740971(MdBmJHUP)musev2_110947(EXLCZ)99255000000010732120110819d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrOn time delivery[electronic resource] the dog team mail carriers /William S. Schneider1st ed.Fairbanks University of Alaska Pressc20121 online resource (162 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60223-167-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction; 1. Origin of the Mail Trails; 2. Evolution of the Mail Trail System; 3. Life on the Trail; 4. "Nenana Was the Hub"; 5. Circle and Beyond; 6. The Aviators; 7. Homeland of the Old-Timers; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index.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 1930s and '40s 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 Tim.Dogsled mailAlaskaHistoryLetter carriersAlaskaBiographyMushersAlaskaBiographyFrontier and pioneer lifeAlaskaCommunity lifeAlaskaHistoryAlaskaBiographyAlaskaHistory, LocalAlaskaSocial life and customsBiographies.Local history.History.Biographies.Electronic books. Dogsled mailHistory.Letter carriersMushersFrontier and pioneer lifeCommunity lifeHistory.383/.143Schneider William S.1946-967306MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824613303321On time delivery4127966UNINA