Author(s): James A. Michener
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 1152
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2002-11-12
Dimensions: 133 x 203 x 32mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
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
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 1152
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2002-11-12
Dimensions: 133 x 203 x 32mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
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
Book Info | |
Author | James A. Michener |
Date Published | 2002-11-12 |
Dimensions | 133 x 203 x 32mm |
Edition | Reprint |
First Author | James A. Michener |
Format | Paperback |
Illustrations | Illustrations, unspecified |
ISBN | 9780375761423 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 1152 |
Publication City/Country | New York, United States |
Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
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- Publisher: Random House USA Inc
- ISBN: 9780375761423
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