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Author:   Jean Morgan Meaux ,  Stephen W. Haycox
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780295992884

ISBN 10:   0295992883
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 July 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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In Pursuit of Alaska: An Anthology of Travelers' Tales, 1879-1909 is a lively and fascinating collection filled with exceptional prose that will give modern readers a taste of Americans' first encounters with the North...For anyone interested in Alaska history, or even just exceptional writing, In Pursuit of Alaska is an absolutely essential volume.--David A. James Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (01/01/2014)

In Pursuit of Alaska: An Anthology of Travelers' Tales, 1879-1909 is a lively and fascinating collection filled with exceptional prose that will give modern readers a taste of Americans' first encounters with the North .For anyone interested in Alaska history, or even just exceptional writing, In Pursuit of Alaska is an absolutely essential volume. -David A. James, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, January 24, 2014

"""In Pursuit of Alaska….is clearly a labor of love beautifully realized by the University of Washington Press."" -- Eric Heyne * Western American Literature * ""In Pursuit of Alaska: An Anthology of Travelers’ Tales, 1879-1909 is a lively and fascinating collection filled with exceptional prose that will give modern readers a taste of Americans’ first encounters with the North…For anyone interested in Alaska history, or even just exceptional writing, In Pursuit of Alaska is an absolutely essential volume."" -- David A. James * Fairbanks Daily News-Miner * ""Offers travel writing by explorers, tourists, adventure seekers, and gold miners who traversed Alaska when it was truly the last frontier."" * Publishers Weekly * ""Theirs are voices not often heard, but which illumine an important period of Alaska's development with color and verve. A collection compiled with intelligence, and well worth trekking into for all those intrigued by our still-enigmatic uppermost corner."" -- Michelle Anne Schingler * Foreword * ""This is a terrific book, with archival photographs and smart, informative introductions for the various travelers' accounts."" -- Mike Dillon * City Living * ""Each excerpt is supported by notes about the writer's background that - along with historical photographs - complement these accounts of the lives of early Alaska visitors."" -- Stephanie Hsieh * Alaska Airlines *"

Each excerpt is supported by notes about the writer's background that - along with historical photographs - complement these accounts of the lives of early Alaska visitors. -- Stephanie Hsieh Alaska Airlines This is a terrific book, with archival photographs and smart, informative introductions for the various travelers' accounts. -- Mike Dillon City Living Theirs are voices not often heard, but which illumine an important period of Alaska's development with color and verve. A collection compiled with intelligence, and well worth trekking into for all those intrigued by our still-enigmatic uppermost corner. -- Michelle Anne Schingler Foreword Offers travel writing by explorers, tourists, adventure seekers, and gold miners who traversed Alaska when it was truly the last frontier. Publishers Weekly In Pursuit of Alaska: An Anthology of Travelers' Tales, 1879-1909 is a lively and fascinating collection filled with exceptional prose that will give modern readers a taste of Americans' first encounters with the North...For anyone interested in Alaska history, or even just exceptional writing, In Pursuit of Alaska is an absolutely essential volume. -- David A. James Fairbanks Daily News-Miner In Pursuit of Alaska...is clearly a labor of love beautifully realized by the University of Washington Press. -- Eric Heyne Western American Literature

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Jean Morgan Meaux lived in Alaska from 1971 to 1985, where she earned a master's degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage and did freelance writing for the Anchorage Daily News.

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