Old Yukon Tales, Trails, and Trials |
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| Author:
| Wickersham, James |
| Introduction by:
| Cole, Terrence |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60223-051-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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In this humorous and upbeat memoir, James Wickersham describes his career as a pioneer judge and later as a congressional representative assigned to a vast, snow-covered district, extending over 300,000 square miles in the undeveloped Alaska Territory. Wickersham's many adventures include traveling by dogsled over hundreds of miles through snow-covered mountains; serving as judge for the trials of many famous outlaws in the midst of the gold strikes; and hunting, mining,...
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In this humorous and upbeat memoir, James Wickersham describes his career as a pioneer judge and later as a congressional representative assigned to a vast, snow-covered district, extending over 300,000 square miles in the undeveloped Alaska Territory. Wickersham's many adventures include traveling by dogsled over hundreds of miles through snow-covered mountains; serving as judge for the trials of many famous outlaws in the midst of the gold strikes; and hunting, mining, and climbing in his local Alaska wilderness. Though he was instrumental in the early history of Alaska, and his legacy is evident throughout the state--for example, he named the city of Fairbanks--this is the first and only work to focus on Wickersham's life during this pivotal time in Alaska's history.