Alaska History: An Annotated Bibliography: 12 (Bibliographies of the States of the United States) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313282242 ISBN 13: 9780313282249

Publisher: Praeger (UK), 2006

Synopsis

Marvin W. Falk offers a systemic and select listing of just over 3,000 publications on the history of Alaska, published from the 18th century to early 2004. Early explorations were conducted by nationals from several nations, and the results were published in Russian, German, French, Spanish, and English. Many of these foreign language accounts have been published in translation and are included in the bibliography.

This bibliography covers a wide span of Alaskan history including historical literature from: Discovery in 1741 The Russian period ending in 1867 The U.S. territorial period ending with statehood in 1959 The oil boom

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About the Author

Professor Emeritus Marvin W. Falk is semi-retired from the University of Alaska Fairbanks where he continues to edit his Rasmuson Library Historical Translation Series for the University of Alaska Press. Trained in the history of Europe, he came to UAF to work as a bibliographer, developing the university library's special collection on Alaska and the Polar Regions and teaching courses in history and northern studies. He later became Curator of Rare Books and began publishing a series of historical reference works on Alaska, including articles, cartobibliographies, and scholarly translations. He is a past president of the Alaska Historical Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313282242
• ISBN 13: 9780313282249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 388
• Editor: Marvin W. Falk