Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth, Power, and Science in the Arctic

A comprehensive history of U.S. involvement in the Arctic, from the American Revolution through the acquisition of Alaska to the present day

What drives American foreign relations in the Arctic? It is difficult to give a unified answer to this question because most histories of the region are divided between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, Asian and European strategic interests, or federal government and Indigenous peoples’ concerns, making it difficult to understand the connections among...