Historical account of Alaska from 1741 to 1953 in 2 parts.
Part One - The Russian Period Climate and Geography The Aborigines of Alaska Russian Expansion to the Pacific Bering's Voyages and Discovery of Alaska The Opening of the Aleutians to the Fur Trade Founding of Old Kodiak, 1784 Spanish, British and French Expeditions, 1774 - 1792 Maritime Fur Trade Under Baranof, 1791 - 1818 Russian Colonies in California and Hawaii Under the Second Charter 821 - 1842 Under the Third Charter 1842 - 1867 Purchase of Alaska
Part Two - The American Period Military Occupation 1867 - 1878 Alaska Ruled by a Customs Collector - 1877 - 1884 Early Prospectors and Explorers of the Yukon Basin Early Missions and Schools The Klondike Gold Rush The Nome Gold Rush International Issues Minor Gold Stampedes Alaska Politics 1884 - 1906 Copper, Coal, Railroads, Politics 1906 - 1912 First 20 Years of Territorial Government 1912 - 1932 The Depression and The New Deal During Second World War 1941 - 1945 Postwar Years 1946 - 1952 Bibliography Statistical and Chronological Data Index