Buy this book on-line Glass, Henry, Commander : Naval Administration in Alaska (cover title)United States Naval Institute, (Annapolis, MD.), 1890
(1890). 19-page pamphlet. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Vol. XVI., No. 1. Whole No. 52. In August, 1880, the writer was ordered by the Navy to proceed to Sitka, Alaska, to relieve the current commander of the Navy sloop-of-war Jamestown, then stationed at Sitka. "At this time Alaska was absolutely without any form of local government, and was in a condition almost as free from the operation of civil law as the interior of Africa". Commander Glass became the sole authority to uphold civil law for the area, as had his predecessor, and writes of his experiences maintaining law and order in a primitive environment.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Glass, Henry, Commander : Naval Administration in Alaska (cover title). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, rare books, fine bindings, livres anciens and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |