Old Yukon: Tales, Trails, and Trials
In this humorous and upbeat memoir, James Wickersham describes his career as a pioneer judge and later as a congressional representative assigned to a vast, snow-covered district, extending over 300,000 square miles in the undeveloped Alaska Territory. Wickersham's many adventures include traveling by dogsled over hundreds of miles through snow-covered mountains; serving as judge for the trials of many famous outlaws in the midst of the gold strikes; and hunting, mining, and climbing in his local Alaska wilderness. Though he was instrumental in the early history of Alaska, and his legacy is evident throughout the state--for example, he named…
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Weitere Autoren: Cole, Terrence (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-1-60223-051-4
- EAN: 9781602230514
- Produktnummer: 4401958
- Verlag: Univ Of Alaska Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 302 S.
- Masse: H22.6 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 640 g
- Gewicht: 640
Über den Autor
James Wickersham was a statesman, author, historian, and scholar. He was born near Patoka, Illinois, and moved in 1883 to Tacoma in the Washington Territory.
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