In Darkest Alaska Travel and Empire along the Inside Passage |
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Author:
| Campbell, Robert |
Series title: | Nature and Culture in America Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8122-0152-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Prior to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, travelers returned from Alaska's Inside Passage with fascinating accounts of its wonders. Historian Robert Campbell demonstrates how these tourists served as shock troops of the gold rush by portraying Alaska as a "Last West" ripe for American conquest.
Prior to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, travelers returned from Alaska's Inside Passage with fascinating accounts of its wonders. Historian Robert Campbell demonstrates how these tourists served as shock troops of the gold rush by portraying Alaska as a "Last West" ripe for American conquest.