Book Description
This fully revised handbook features expanded coverage of the state's wildlife, new information on adventure vacations, and many new dining and lodging options statewide, particularly in Anchorage.
Author : Fodor's
Publisher : Fodor's
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 1999-11-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780679003557
This fully revised handbook features expanded coverage of the state's wildlife, new information on adventure vacations, and many new dining and lodging options statewide, particularly in Anchorage.
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Page : 126 pages
File Size : 16,90 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Transportation
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Author : Claus M. Naske
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0806186135
The largest by far of the fifty states, Alaska is also the state of greatest mystery and diversity. And, as Claus-M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick show in this comprehensive survey, the history of Alaska’s peoples and the development of its economy have matched the diversity of its land- and seascapes. Alaska: A History begins by examining the region’s geography and the Native peoples who inhabited it for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The Russians claimed northern North America by right of discovery in 1741. During their occupation of “Russian America” the region was little more than an outpost for fur hunters and traders. When the czar sold the territory to the United States in 1867, nobody knew what to do with “Seward’s Folly.” Mainland America paid little attention to the new acquisition until a rush of gold seekers flooded into the Yukon Territory. In 1906 Congress granted Alaska Territory a voteless delegate and in 1912 gave it a territorial legislature. Not until 1959, however, was Alaska’s long-sought goal of statehood realized. During World War II, Alaska’s place along the great circle route from the United States to Asia firmly established its military importance, which was underscored during the Cold War. The developing military garrison brought federal money and many new residents. Then the discovery of huge oil and natural-gas deposits gave a measure of economic security to the state. Alaska: A History provides a full chronological survey of the region’s and state’s history, including the precedent-setting Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, which compensated Native Americans for their losses; the effect of the oil industry and the trans-Alaska pipeline on the economy; the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and Alaska politics through the early 2000s.
Author : Isaac Seder
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 37,44 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836851472
Text and illustrations present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, customs, and attractions of Alaska.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Territories
Publisher :
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Alaska
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Author : Don Pitcher
Publisher : Moon Travel
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 20,93 MB
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1612380638
Travel writer and nature photographer Don Pitcher covers the best of Alaska, from fine dining in Anchorage to backpacking in Denali National Park. Pitcher also includes various travel strategies such as The Best of Alaska and Along the AlCan. Complete with details on where to view wildlife at the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge and the best spots to kayak in Prince William Sound, Moon Alaska gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
Author : John P. Galloway
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,6 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Geology
ISBN : 9780607955613
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Page : 1584 pages
File Size : 49,66 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Radio
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Author : F. Stuart Chapin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 32,37 MB
Release : 2006-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 019028854X
The boreal forest is the northern-most woodland biome, whose natural history is rooted in the influence of low temperature and high-latitude. Alaska's boreal forest is now warming as rapidly as the rest of Earth, providing an unprecedented look at how this cold-adapted, fire-prone forest adjusts to change. This volume synthesizes current understanding of the ecology of Alaska's boreal forests and describes their unique features in the context of circumpolar and global patterns. It tells how fire and climate contributed to the biome's current dynamics. As climate warms and permafrost (permanently frozen ground) thaws, the boreal forest may be on the cusp of a major change in state. The editors have gathered a remarkable set of contributors to discuss this swift environmental and biotic transformation. Their chapters cover the properties of the forest, the changes it is undergoing, and the challenges these alterations present to boreal forest managers. In the first section, the reader can absorb the geographic and historical context for understanding the boreal forest. The book then delves into the dynamics of plant and animal communities inhabiting this forest, and the biogeochemical processes that link these organisms. In the last section the authors explore landscape phenomena that operate at larger temporal and spatial scales and integrates the processes described in earlier sections. Much of the research on which this book is based results from the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Here is a synthesis of the substantial literature on Alaska's boreal forest that should be accessible to professional ecologists, students, and the interested public.
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Page : 580 pages
File Size : 28,99 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Mineral industries
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