As late as mid-1941 the two territories of Alaska and Hawai’i were little known by most Americans. Alaska was seen as a frozen wasteland and Hawai’i, an exotic outpost in the mid-Pacific with a multi-racial, particularly Asian, population. The bombing of Pearl Harbor in late 1941 and the capture of two Aleutian Islands in 1942 made the two territories central theaters of World War II. ...

Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
Written By: John S. Whitehead

This work fills a void by making obscure and unindexed material available to researchers in Alaskan and Canadian history and genealogy. It is rich in Northwest history, and should appeal to researchers in the West and Northwest whose ancestors may have been Alaska-Yukon immigrants. Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco were points of departure and return; some of the immigrants settled in those ...

Manufacturer: Heritage Books, Inc.
Written By: Ed Ferrell

Manufacturer: Heritage Quest
Written By: Connie Bradbury

Manufacturer: R.G. Buzzell
Written By: Rolfe G Buzzell

Manufacturer: The Author
Written By: Marydith Beeman

the second volume in the series of Alaska biographies compiled from newspaper obituaries, books, etc.

Manufacturer: Heritage Books

Manufacturer: Author
Written By: Erma Lee Skyles Brown

Written By: Joe King

Manufacturer: R.M.J. Knapman
Written By: Ruth Mary Jolly Knapman

Manufacturer: Pajaro Valley Historical Association
Written By: Marguerite Blizzard Hartman