Miscellaneous Publications
Author : University of Alaska (College)
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Page : 676 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 1927
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Author : University of Alaska (College)
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Page : 676 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 1927
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Page : 1242 pages
File Size : 32,92 MB
Release : 1908
Category : American literature
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Author : Mark Zuehlke
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 44,46 MB
Release : 2012-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1553658361
With its trademark "you are there" style, Mark Zuehlke's tenth Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo," Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France. Since 1939, Canadian troops had massed in Britain and trained for the inevitable day of the mass invasion of Europe that would finally occur in 1944. But the Canadian public and many politicians were impatient to see Canadian soldiers fight sooner. The first major rehearsal proved such a shambles the raid was pushed back to the end of July only to be cancelled by poor weather. Later, in a decision still shrouded in controversy, the operation was reborn. Dieppe however did not go smoothly. Drawing on rare archival documents and personal interviews, Mark Zuehlke examines how the raid came to be and why it went so tragically wrong. Ultimately, Tragedy at Dieppe honors the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and died that fateful day on the beaches of Dieppe.
Author : James Wickersham
Publisher : Cordova, Alaska : Cordova daily times print
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Alaska
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Contains the titles of all histories, travels, voyages, newspapers, periodicals, public documents, etc., printed in English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, etc., relating to, descriptive of, or published in Russian America or Alaska, from 1724 to and including 1924.
Author : Arctic Institute of North America
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Page : 1558 pages
File Size : 25,69 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Arctic regions
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Page : 908 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 1907
Category : American literature
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Author : Adam Gollner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 13,38 MB
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1439109435
An exploration of one of the most universal human obsessions charts the rise of longevity science from its alchemical beginnings to modern-day genetic interventions and enters the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality.
Author : Brian Castner
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,73 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 077101869X
A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98. One hundred thousand men and women rushed heedlessly north to make their fortunes; very few did, but many thousands of them (and their pack animals) died in the attempt. The electrifying announcement in 1897 that gold was to be found in wildly enriching quantities in the Klondike River region in remote Alaska was demonically well-timed to attract an exodus of economically desperate Americans. Within weeks, tens of thousands of them were embarking from western ports to throw themselves at some of the harshest terrain on the planet--in winter, yet--woefully unprepared, with no experience at all in mining or mountaineering. It was a mass delusion that quickly proved deadly. Brian Castner tells the unvarnished yet always striking and often amazing truth of this greed-fuelled migration.
Author : Don MacGillivray
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 39,60 MB
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0774858419
Alex MacLean was the inspiration for the title character in Jack London's bestselling novel The Sea-Wolf. Originally from Cape Breton, MacLean sailed to the Pacific side of North America when he was twenty-one and worked there for thirty-five years as a sailor and sealer. His achievements and escapades while in the Victoria fleet in the 1880s laid the foundation for his status as a folk hero. But this biography reveals more than the construction of a legend. Don MacGillivray opens a window onto the sealing dispute brought the United States and Britain to the brink of war, with Canadian sealing interests frequently enmeshed in espionage, scientific debate, diplomatic negotiations, and vexing questions of maritime and environmental law.
Author : Richard E. Lingenfelter
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Page : 866 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Mines and mineral resources
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This two-volume set cites books, pamphlets, maps, music, directories, and other published materials (excluding materials from technical and popular magazines and newspapers) on the history of mining in the American and Canadian West. Topics covered include prospecting, mining rushes and camps, and mining finance, labor, technology, law, literature, and lore. The initial portion provides general information on mining and metalurgical technology. The subsequent regional sections are subdivided into refined historical studies, raw materials, fictional and poetic treatments, and bibliographical guides to further materials. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).