Alaska
James A. Michener
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. 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 TimesBinding Type: PaperbackAuthor: James A. MichenerPublisher: Dial PressPublished: 11/12/2002ISBN: 9780375761423Pages: 1152Weight: 1.65lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d
Book Title
Alaska
ISBN
9780375761423
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. 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
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James A. Michener
Publisher: Dial Press
Published: 11/12/2002
ISBN: 9780375761423
Pages: 1152
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James A. Michener
Publisher: Dial Press
Published: 11/12/2002
ISBN: 9780375761423
Pages: 1152
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d
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. 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
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James A. Michener
Publisher: Dial Press
Published: 11/12/2002
ISBN: 9780375761423
Pages: 1152
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James A. Michener
Publisher: Dial Press
Published: 11/12/2002
ISBN: 9780375761423
Pages: 1152
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d