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Greely, A. W : Handbook of Alaska: Its Resources, Products, and Attractions; With Maps and Illustrations

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1909

Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 6" x 8 1/2." Twenty-five black-and-white illustrations on twenty-four plates, complete. Seven black-and-white maps and one color folding map laid in a pocket on inside of back cover, complete. Eight Tables and an Index included. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact except for a slight bump at the head of the spine and a few marginal annotations in pencil. A Fine copy. A comprehensive look at Alaska in terms of its economic potential and capacity for tourism. Chapters are titled as follows: "General Description," "Government and Laws," "Climate," "Waterways, Roads, and Railroads," "The Army in Alaska," "Agriculture, Forestry, and Reservations," "Mining in General--Gold, Copper, and Coal," "Ketchikan and Wrangell Mining Districts," "The Juneau Section," "Nome and the Seward Peninsula," "The Valley of the Yukon," "Fairbanks and the Tanana Valley," "Copper River Region and Cook Inlet," "Fur-Seal Fisheries," "Alaskan Fisheries--The Salmon," "Alaskan Fisheries--The Cod, Etc.," "Tourist Trips," "Glacier Regions," "Mountains and Volcanoes," "Inhabitants--White and Natives," "Education and Missions," "Southwestern Alaska and Kodiak," "Alaskan Game," "Scientific Fields of Research," "The Aleutian Islands and Fox Farming," "The Canadian Klondike," and "Trade and Transportation.". Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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