In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaskas fierce terrain and history, from the longforgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaskas 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. 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 welldeveloped characters.Boston Herald Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writings fastest attention grabber.The New York Times
Binding: Paperback;1152 pages; Publisher: Random House USA Inc; Classification: YQE; Weight: 848 g; Dimensions: 203 x 132 x 31
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