Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Alaskaland: A Curious Contradiction
Many have been the letters received during a four years' sojourn in the Northland, asking for information in regard to this or that particular place, and expressing a desire to visit Alaska. Thousands of other people are continually won dering what there is in Alaska to attract and hold persons of refined taste, - why they endure the hardships and lonesomeness Of the borderland when they might be living in ease amid the com forts Of civilization. This little Souvenir of the Lureland is an endeavor to portray the appeal of the shores of Alaska between Ketchikan and the Kuskokwim, as well as to answer all inquiries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
