Alaska: A Novel

Alaska: A Novel

In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaskaâ€™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 Alaskaâ€™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.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii.
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Praise for Alaska
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â€œFew 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.â€â€”Los Angeles Times Book Review
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â€œAlways the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.â€â€”Boston Herald
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â€œMichener is still, sentence for sentence, writingâ€™s fastest attention grabber.â€â€”The New York Times
Country USA
Manufacturer The Dial Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-12-17
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780804151429

Country	USA
Manufacturer	The Dial Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-12-17
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780804151429

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