Old Yukon :: tales, trails, and trials /

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 trave...

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1. Verfasser: Wickersham, James, 1857-1939
Weitere Verfasser: Cole, Terrence, 1953-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, ©2009.
Schriftenreihe:Classic reprint series (Fairbanks, Alaska) ; no. 10.
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Zusammenfassung: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 e.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xlix, 302 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781602231139
1602231133

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