Alaska: A History

The largest by far of the fifty states, Alaska is also the state of greatest mystery and diversity. And, as Claus—M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick show in this comprehensive survey, the history of Alaska’s peoples and the development of its economy have matched the diversity of its land— and seascapes.
Alaska: A History begins by examining the region’s geography and the Native peoples who inhabited it for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The Russians claimed northern Nor...