Old Yukon

Tales, Trails, and Trials

von James Wickersham

514 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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 the city of Fairbanks--this is the first and only work to focus on Wickersham's life during this pivotal time in Alaska's history.

• Reihe: University of Alaska Press
• ISBN: 9781602230514
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2009
• Größe: 254 x 178 mm
• Verlag: Univ of Chicago behalf of UP Colorado