In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A.
Michener guides us through Alaska's fierce terrain and history, from the
long-forgotten past to the bustling present. 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. 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.
Praise for Alaska
"Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener]
describes. . . . 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. . . . The characters that Michener
creates are bigger than life."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks
the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed
characters."--Boston Herald
"Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing's fastest attention
grabber."--The New York Times
