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The Oakland Tribune review also noted Wharton's claim that the Alaska Gold Rushes, as well as the earlier Klondike Gold Rush, were the "end of an era of independent individualism". [ 1 ] In a 1992 review of Wharton's later book, They Don't Speak Russian in Sitka , Jo McMeen of the Huntingdon Daily News described it as much less "stimulating ...
He wrote and published twenty-eight adventure/nature novels, two collections of short stories, one non-fiction volume (The Great Lakes), a volume of introspection (God's Country: The Trail to Happiness), and an autobiography, (The Glory of Living). By 1922, Curwood had become very wealthy from the success of his writing.
Map of the historical and current Iditarod trails; the route taken during the 1925 serum run is shown in green.. The 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy and The Serum Run, was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across the US territory of Alaska by 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs across 674 miles (1,085 km) in 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 days, saving the small ...
The Alaska Quarterly Review is a biannual literary journal founded in 1980 [1] by Ronald Spatz and James Liszka at the University of Alaska Anchorage and continued unaffiliated in 2020. [2] Ronald Spatz serves as editor-in-chief. [2] It was deemed by the Washington Post "Book World" to be "one of
Booklist Reviews: Booklist reviews are said to be "the haiku of book reviewing." Reviews include a brief synopsis, plus mention of the most successful elements of style. Most reviews fall between 175 and 225 words. [6] Starred Reviews: The Booklist star indicates an outstanding title of a particular genre. All starred reviews are approved by ...
Pages in category "Books about Alaska" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alaska 1741–1953;
10. Finally, he jumpstarted the economy during the worst recession since the Great Depression. In the wake of the global recession, Obama signed the Recovery Act, which cut taxes and saved ...
All books in this series, published 25 August 2005, have blue spines. 21. The First Ten Books - Confucius 22. The Art of War - Sun Tzu 23. The Symposium - Plato 24. Sensation and Sex - Lucretius 25. An Attack on the Enemy of Freedom - Cicero 26. The Revelation of St John the Divine and The Book of Job 27. Travels in the Land of Kublai Khan ...