Alaska's Place in the West

Alaska's Place in the West
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Book Synopsis Alaska's Place in the West by : Roxanne Willis

Download or read book Alaska's Place in the West written by Roxanne Willis and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive examination of Alaskan development schemes from 1890 to the present. Focuses on five major conflicts between environmentalists and developers, from reindeer herding to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Takes readers behind common and simplistic representations of the state to explore the rich history and extreme diversity of a land that cannot easily be pigeonholed into typical American conceptions about place.


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