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The frontier in Alaska and the Matanuska Colony Cover Image Book Book

The frontier in Alaska and the Matanuska Colony / Orlando W. Miller.

Miller, Orlando W. (Author).

Summary:

A history of the settlement giving a case-study of the only government subsidized settlement programs established in a near-frontier region.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0300016387
  • ISBN: 9780300016383
  • Physical Description: xi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1975.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-318) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Alaska before the Matanuska colony -- Origins of the Matanuska colony -- Source of the colonists: Great Lakes cutover revion -- Selection and arrival of the colonists -- Early troubles -- Managing the colony -- Paternalism and pioneers -- Press, a hero of self-help, and some rebels -- Promoting the last frontier: the closed safety valve -- Promoting the last frontier: New state.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0.

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Homer Public Library AK 333.009798 MIL (Text) 000065955 Alaskana -- Nonfiction Available -
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