Aunt Phil's Trunk
| Aunt Phil's Trunk |
| Autore | Downing Bill Laurel |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cork, : BookBaby, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (466 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.8 |
| ISBN | 1-940479-96-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Aunt Phil's Trunk: Volume One; Title Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Early Alaska; Chapter 1 Unanswered Questions; Chapter 2 Coping With The Unknown; Chapter 3 Explorers Ply Alaska Waters; Chapter 4 While The United States Was Forming; Alaska's Changing Landscape; Chapter 5 Island Of Mystery; Chapter 6 Earthquakes Form Landscape; Little-Known Stories; Chapter 7 Natives Attack Russian Forts; Chapter 8 Woody Island's Icy Past; Chapter 9 Last Shot Of The Civil War; Alaska Becomes U.S. Possession; Chapter 10 Seward's Folly Turns Into Treasure
Chapter 11 Myth Surrounds Alaska PurchaseChapter 12 Americans Flock North; Chapter 13 Apostle To The North; Chapter 14 Alaska's Mysterious First Census-Taker; Alaska's First Gold Rush; Chapter 15 Gold Found In Southeast; Chapter 16 Exploring The Nile Of Alaska; Chapter 17 Old John Bremner; Chapter 18 Rich Names Along The Koyukuk; Dreams of Gold; Chapter 19 Alaska's Second Gold Rush; Chapter 20 Dreams Of Salmon Turn To Gold; Chapter 21 Luckiest Man On The Klondike; Rush to the Klondike; Chapter 22 Dawson Is Born; Chapter 23 St. Michael Awakens; Chapter 24 Trails To Gold Chapter 25 Gold Rush Trails Photo EssayChapter 26 Jack Dalton Builds Toll Road; Sea Captains, Scoundrels and Nuns; Chapter 27 Sea Captain Stifles Mutiny; Chapter 28 Soapy Smith Heads To Skagway; Chapter 29 Miners Stampede To Nome; Chapter 30 Sisters Of Providence Head To Nome; Gold Rush Impacts Natives; Chapter 31 Natives And The Rush For gold; Chapter 32 Richest Native Woman In The North; About the Authors; Bibliograpy; Preview other Volumes Aunt Phil's Trunk; Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two; Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Three; Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Four Preview Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume FiveMore Books Available; Copyright |
| Altri titoli varianti | Aunt Phil’s Trunk |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156172803321 |
Downing Bill Laurel
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| Cork, : BookBaby, 2013 | ||
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It happened in Alaska : remarkable events that shaped history / / Diane Olthuis
| It happened in Alaska : remarkable events that shaped history / / Diane Olthuis |
| Autore | Olthuis Diane <1951-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.8 |
| Collana | It Happened in the West Series |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2349-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; RUSSIANS MEET ALASKANS ON THE ROCKS! The Aleutian Chain 1741; THE SEARCH FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE The Alaskan Coastline 778; SLAVES OF THE SEAL HARVEST Pribilof Islands 1786; THE BATTLE OF SITKA Sitka 1802 & 1804; LITTLE GIRL ON A BERING SEA WHALER Bering Sea 1857; REBEL RAIDERS IN THE BERING SEA Bering Sea 1865; SCIENCE AND MADNESS ON THE YUKON RIVER ukon River 1865; DID AMERICA BUY FORT YUKON? Fort Yukon 1869; ADVENTURE ON ICE Glacier Bay 1880; COOK INLET SHIPWRECK Cook Inlet 1890; POWERFUL GIVING Klukwan 1890; REINDEER RESCUE Teller 1894
DEATH ON THE GLACIER Portage 1897AVALANCHE ON THE CHILKOOT TRAIL Dyea 1898; SOAPY SMITH SHOT IN SKAGWAY Skagway 1898; HARRIMAN BAGS HIS BEAR Kodiak 1899; RAILROAD WARS Valdez 1907; MOUNT KATMAI ERUPTS Mount Katmai 1912; TO THE TOP OF DENALI Mount Denali 1913; SAVING NOME Nome 1925; WELCOME BACK, MUSK OX Fairbanks 1930; JAPANESE CAPTURE KISKA ISLAND Kiska Island 1942; BARROW DUCK-IN Barrow 1961; THIS GOOD FRIDAY EARTHQUAKE WASN'T GOOD! Anchorage 1964; THE MOLLY HOOTCH CASE Emmonak 1972; THE PIPELINE'S PERMAFROST PUZZLE Prudhoe Bay 1977; LIBBY'S IDITAROD VICTORY Iditarod 1985 OIL SPILL IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND Valdez 1989SMOKE AND FIRE Fairbanks 2004; BRINGING BACK THE WOOD BISON Shageluk 2015; ALASKA FACTS & TRIVIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798159203321 |
Olthuis Diane <1951->
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| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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It happened in Alaska : remarkable events that shaped history / / Diane Olthuis
| It happened in Alaska : remarkable events that shaped history / / Diane Olthuis |
| Autore | Olthuis Diane <1951-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.8 |
| Collana | It Happened in the West Series |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2349-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; RUSSIANS MEET ALASKANS ON THE ROCKS! The Aleutian Chain 1741; THE SEARCH FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE The Alaskan Coastline 778; SLAVES OF THE SEAL HARVEST Pribilof Islands 1786; THE BATTLE OF SITKA Sitka 1802 & 1804; LITTLE GIRL ON A BERING SEA WHALER Bering Sea 1857; REBEL RAIDERS IN THE BERING SEA Bering Sea 1865; SCIENCE AND MADNESS ON THE YUKON RIVER ukon River 1865; DID AMERICA BUY FORT YUKON? Fort Yukon 1869; ADVENTURE ON ICE Glacier Bay 1880; COOK INLET SHIPWRECK Cook Inlet 1890; POWERFUL GIVING Klukwan 1890; REINDEER RESCUE Teller 1894
DEATH ON THE GLACIER Portage 1897AVALANCHE ON THE CHILKOOT TRAIL Dyea 1898; SOAPY SMITH SHOT IN SKAGWAY Skagway 1898; HARRIMAN BAGS HIS BEAR Kodiak 1899; RAILROAD WARS Valdez 1907; MOUNT KATMAI ERUPTS Mount Katmai 1912; TO THE TOP OF DENALI Mount Denali 1913; SAVING NOME Nome 1925; WELCOME BACK, MUSK OX Fairbanks 1930; JAPANESE CAPTURE KISKA ISLAND Kiska Island 1942; BARROW DUCK-IN Barrow 1961; THIS GOOD FRIDAY EARTHQUAKE WASN'T GOOD! Anchorage 1964; THE MOLLY HOOTCH CASE Emmonak 1972; THE PIPELINE'S PERMAFROST PUZZLE Prudhoe Bay 1977; LIBBY'S IDITAROD VICTORY Iditarod 1985 OIL SPILL IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND Valdez 1989SMOKE AND FIRE Fairbanks 2004; BRINGING BACK THE WOOD BISON Shageluk 2015; ALASKA FACTS & TRIVIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817981503321 |
Olthuis Diane <1951->
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| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 | ||
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Old Yukon [[electronic resource] ] : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole
| Old Yukon [[electronic resource] ] : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole |
| Autore | Wickersham James <1857-1939.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ColeTerrence <1953-> |
| Collana | Classic reprint series |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska
Courts - Alaska |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60223-113-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The genesis of an Alaska court -- Dawson and the Klondike mines -- Planting American courts in the wilderness -- Common law of the trail -- Riding the Arctic circuit -- The Yukon River winter trail -- Triple murder in the Aleutians -- The Anvil Creek conspiracy -- The corruption of the court -- Liars and thieves -- Social life at Nome, 1901-1902 -- The dog trail from Circle to Fairbanks -- Fairbanks and the Tanana mines -- The Mount McKinley expedition -- Up the Kantishna -- The approach -- On the slopes of Denali -- Rafting home -- Three thousand miles of justice -- The Valdez-Fairbanks trail in 1905 -- The judge goes on trial. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458311603321 |
Wickersham James <1857-1939.>
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| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 | ||
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Old Yukon [[electronic resource] ] : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole
| Old Yukon [[electronic resource] ] : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole |
| Autore | Wickersham James <1857-1939.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ColeTerrence <1953-> |
| Collana | Classic reprint series |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska
Courts - Alaska |
| ISBN | 1-60223-113-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The genesis of an Alaska court -- Dawson and the Klondike mines -- Planting American courts in the wilderness -- Common law of the trail -- Riding the Arctic circuit -- The Yukon River winter trail -- Triple murder in the Aleutians -- The Anvil Creek conspiracy -- The corruption of the court -- Liars and thieves -- Social life at Nome, 1901-1902 -- The dog trail from Circle to Fairbanks -- Fairbanks and the Tanana mines -- The Mount McKinley expedition -- Up the Kantishna -- The approach -- On the slopes of Denali -- Rafting home -- Three thousand miles of justice -- The Valdez-Fairbanks trail in 1905 -- The judge goes on trial. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791357403321 |
Wickersham James <1857-1939.>
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| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Old Yukon : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole
| Old Yukon : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole |
| Autore | Wickersham <1857-1939.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ColeTerrence, <1953->
James |
| Collana | Classic reprint series |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska
Courts - Alaska |
| ISBN |
9781602231139
1602231133 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The genesis of an Alaska court -- Dawson and the Klondike mines -- Planting American courts in the wilderness -- Common law of the trail -- Riding the Arctic circuit -- The Yukon River winter trail -- Triple murder in the Aleutians -- The Anvil Creek conspiracy -- The corruption of the court -- Liars and thieves -- Social life at Nome, 1901-1902 -- The dog trail from Circle to Fairbanks -- Fairbanks and the Tanana mines -- The Mount McKinley expedition -- Up the Kantishna -- The approach -- On the slopes of Denali -- Rafting home -- Three thousand miles of justice -- The Valdez-Fairbanks trail in 1905 -- The judge goes on trial. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911103938103321 |
Wickersham <1857-1939.>
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| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Old Yukon : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole
| Old Yukon : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole |
| Autore | Wickersham <1857-1939.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ColeTerrence, <1953->
James |
| Collana | Classic reprint series |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska
Courts - Alaska |
| ISBN |
9781602231139
1602231133 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The genesis of an Alaska court -- Dawson and the Klondike mines -- Planting American courts in the wilderness -- Common law of the trail -- Riding the Arctic circuit -- The Yukon River winter trail -- Triple murder in the Aleutians -- The Anvil Creek conspiracy -- The corruption of the court -- Liars and thieves -- Social life at Nome, 1901-1902 -- The dog trail from Circle to Fairbanks -- Fairbanks and the Tanana mines -- The Mount McKinley expedition -- Up the Kantishna -- The approach -- On the slopes of Denali -- Rafting home -- Three thousand miles of justice -- The Valdez-Fairbanks trail in 1905 -- The judge goes on trial. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911134466503321 |
| Wickersham <1857-1939.> | ||
| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Outlaw tales of Alaska : true stories of the last frontier's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats / / John Heaton
| Outlaw tales of Alaska : true stories of the last frontier's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats / / John Heaton |
| Autore | Heaton John |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina |
979.8009
979.80099 |
| Collana | Outlaw Tales |
| Soggetto topico |
Outlaws - Alaska - Biography
Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska |
| ISBN |
1-4930-1760-8
1-4930-1068-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Charles Hendrickson: The Blue Parka Bandit""; ""The Discoverer""; ""Fred Hardy""; ""Klutuk: “The Man from the Mountain�""; ""Ed Krause""; ""William “Slim� Birch""; ""Nellie “Black Bear� Bates and William Schermeyer""; ""Thomas Johnson: The Blueberry Kid""; ""Joe Horner, aka Frank Canton""; ""George O�Brien""; ""The Sheep Camp Vigilantes of Chilkoot Pass""; ""Jefferson Randolph “Soapy� Smith, the Dictator of Skagway""; ""Martin Severts""; ""William Dempsey""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797151703321 |
Heaton John
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| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Outlaw tales of Alaska : true stories of the last frontier's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats / / John Heaton
| Outlaw tales of Alaska : true stories of the last frontier's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats / / John Heaton |
| Autore | Heaton John |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina |
979.8009
979.80099 |
| Collana | Outlaw Tales |
| Soggetto topico |
Outlaws - Alaska - Biography
Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska |
| ISBN |
1-4930-1760-8
1-4930-1068-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Charles Hendrickson: The Blue Parka Bandit""; ""The Discoverer""; ""Fred Hardy""; ""Klutuk: “The Man from the Mountain�""; ""Ed Krause""; ""William “Slim� Birch""; ""Nellie “Black Bear� Bates and William Schermeyer""; ""Thomas Johnson: The Blueberry Kid""; ""Joe Horner, aka Frank Canton""; ""George O�Brien""; ""The Sheep Camp Vigilantes of Chilkoot Pass""; ""Jefferson Randolph “Soapy� Smith, the Dictator of Skagway""; ""Martin Severts""; ""William Dempsey""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827484403321 |
Heaton John
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| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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