Alaska
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ISBN13: 9780375761423
Paperback|9780375761423
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In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska's fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska's story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, Alaska traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people.
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"Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters."--Boston Herald
"Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing's fastest attention grabber."--The New York Times
Praise for Alaska
"Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters."--Boston Herald
"Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing's fastest attention grabber."--The New York Times
| ISBN-13 | 9780375761423 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 037576142X |
| Weight | 2.31 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.52 x 1.63 x 8.28 In |
| List Price | $22.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1152 pages |
| Publisher | Dial Press Trade Paperback |
| Published On | 2002-11-12 |
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