by Frederick Schwatka.

1898.

6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches.

426 pages.

"A popular account of the travels of an Alaska exploring expedition along the great Yukon River, from its source to its mouth, in the British northwest territory, and in the territory of Alaska." - text off the title page.

Historic note:  Alaska became a State on Jan. 3, 1959.  Prior to that it was a Territory of the United States after the U.S. purchased it from Russia in 1867.  It was a fairly new and unexplored territory when this book was written in 1898.

Sample contents:

*  The Island Passage to Alaska

*  Over the Mountain Pass

*  A Chapter About Rafting

*  The Grand Canyon of the Yukon

*  Down the River to Selkirk

*  Through the Yukon Flat-Lands

*  Through the Lower Ramparts and the End of Raft Journey

*  The Klondike Regions

*  The People and Their Industries

*  Geographical Features

Thank you!