In Darkest Alaska : Travel and Empire along the Inside Passage [1 ed.] 9780812201529, 9780812220483

Before Alaska became a mining bonanza, it was a scenic bonanza, a place larger in the American imagination than in its a

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In Darkest Alaska : Travel and Empire along the Inside Passage [1 ed.]
9780812201529, 9780812220483

Prior to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, travelers returned from Alaska's Inside Passage with fascinating acc

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The focus of this book is the Alaska Marine Highway, which serves as a lifeline for many coastal communites in Alaska. T

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Cover; Travel and Geography in The Roman Empire; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2

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Stranded on Bering Island - Georg Wilhelm Steller As physician and scientific know-all on Vitus Bering's 1741 voyag

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Indian Travel Writing in the Age of Empire studies a variety of travel narratives by Indian kings, evangelists, statesme

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