Buy New Learn more about this copy US 87. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. “Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber. Hardcover ISBN 10: 0436279703 ISBN 13: 9780436279706 Publisher: Random House, Incorporated, 1988 View all copies of this ISBN edition: Synopsis About this title An in-depth history of the 51st state woven within a typically great Michener novel. “Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.” - Boston Herald The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. “Few will escape the allure of the land and people describes. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, Alaska traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story: its brutal origins the American acquisition the gold rush the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. Like other Michener titles, Alaska spans a considerable amount of time, traced through the gradual interlinking of several families. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story: its brutal origins the American acquisition. Alaska is a 1988 historical novel by James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A.
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