Into the Savage Land: The Alaskan Journal of Edward Adams - Softcover

Sipes, Ernest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0888395620 ISBN 13: 9780888395627

Publisher: Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada, 2007

Synopsis

In the middle of the night, October 1850, three British sailors searching for lost countrymen
are set upon the rugged shore on the far edge of the vast Russian Empire. Only two will return
from this cruel and harsh land called Alyaksa.

Edward Adams, a young Victorian-era doctor, was part of an expedition sent to Russian
Alaska in search of explorer John Franklin and his crew. As the mission’s naturalist, Adams
filled a journal with observations, recordings and drawings of his excursion, revealing a person
who thrived on new experiences and had a true gift for recording what he observed.

Full of drama and adventure, Into the Savage Land takes readers back to the Alaska of
1850. Reminiscent of the popular serialized stories that appeared in British papers at the time,
the journal presents a first-person account of travels into the interior of the colony and the
inherent dangers involved, including freezing temperatures, suspicious Russians and warring
Natives.

Edited and annotated by Ernest Sipes, this publication offers an exceptional opportunity
for students of the literature of Alaska and anyone interested in the region’s colorful history

About this title

About the Author

Ernest Sipes was born, raised and lives in Alaska. He has always had an interest in history, particularly the colonial period of Alaska's past. Additionally, his experiences growing up in Alaska with Natives have impacted his perceptions perhaps as much, if not more, than the formal training in anthropology he received from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and Brigham Young University. In terms of his practical understanding of first peoples, his travels in remote areas of northwest Brazil have given him particular insight into interpreting the journal of Edward Adams. Over the course of sic years, he observed Indians of the Amazon at varying levels of assimilation undergoing the sometimes-painful process of dealing with outsiders. While the climate is quite different between the two areas, Alaska in 1850 and the present-day Amazon appear to be somewhat similar in that some primitive Indian tribes take to contact with less resistance than others. The construction of this work was based upon many sources and several years of research.

From the Back Cover

An annotated journal of Edward Adams. The young Victorian-era doctor was part of an expedition sent to Russian Alaska in 1850 to search for fellow countryman and explorer John Franklin and his crew. As the expedition's naturalist, Adams made observations, recordings and drawings of the excursion, particularly the customs of the local Natives and their interactions with members of the Russian American Company. Adams' writings offer a first-person account of travels into interior Alaska and the inherent dangers involved, including freezing cold temperatures, suspicious Russians and warring Natives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0888395620
• ISBN 13: 9780888395627
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160