University of Alaska Press.University of Alaska Press The University of Alaska Press is a nonprofit scholarly publisher and distributor of works concerning Alaska, the northern Pacific Rim, and the circumpolar regions. It is associated with the University of Alaska. Box 756240, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240 www.uaf.edu/uapress Two excellent guides are recommended picks for college-level collections strong in Alaska history and culture. Preston Jones' EMPIRE'S EDGE: AMERICAN SOCIETY IN NOME, ALASKA Nome is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast of Norton Sound in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city population was 3,590. 1898-1934 (1889963895, $19.95) tells of a region 150 miles from the Arctic Circle which weathered many obstacles -p from the largest gold strikes in the world to war, epidemics, floods, fires and more. The gold strike brought ordinary 'lower 48' residents to a new home--and many daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin new challenges: EMPIRE'S EDGE traces their transitions and changes. Mary E. Hitchcock's TWO WOMEN IN THE KLONDIKE (1889963968, $16.95) was originally published in 1899 and tells of how two socialites survived the North. While it's a memoir, its lively writing and insights come with all the drama of fiction as it tells how the author heard of the discovery of gold in the Klondike in 1898, leaving privileged city life for Alaska to find her own fortune. She brought with her the basics of civilization--including a portable bowling alley, an ice cream maker A domestic ice cream maker or ice cream freezer is a machine used to make small quantities of ice cream at home. Ice cream makers may stir the mixture by hand-cranking or with an electric motor, and may chill the ice cream by using a freezing mixture, by pre-cooling the , a Great Dane Great Dane, breed of very large, powerful working dog developed in Europe more than 400 years ago. It may stand as high as 36 in. (91.4 cm) at the shoulder and weigh up to 150 lb (68.1 kg). and a full-sized circus tent: hers is a lively, compelling saga indeed. |
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