Book
The spaces between : stories from the Kenai Mountains to the Kenai Fjords
Record details
- ISBN: 1467586846
- ISBN: 9781467586849
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Physical Description:
xxi, 258 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
print - Publisher: Eagle River, Alaska : Ember Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A publication of the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [228]-249) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Introduction and acknowledgements -- Seward, Alaska-1904-06: a wide-open town -- Mary and Chester: the story behind the photos -- A bear named Carrie Nation: Alaska's most famous prohibitionist -- Sylvia Sexton: Alaska pioneer photographer -- The first Mount Marathon Race -- Seward's good-time girls: creating the red-light district -- From "breaker boy" to the Klondike: the story of Frank Goyne -- "A satanic brain and the degenerate mind": one of Alaska's worst criminals -- An Island like paradise: Rockwell Kent on Fox Island -- Glacier breezes: coastal life in 1920s Alaska -- Dorothy, a daughter of the North: Hollywood comes to Alaska -- "A magnificent bedlam of Hollywood and Alaska": the creation of Alaska Nellie -- Waiting for Santa: an Alaska coastal Christmas, 1920 -- Fox Island Christmas: Christmas Eve in Alaska, 1918 -- "A precious jewel in our recollections": President Warren G. Harding visits Alaska -- Blossom: "Speed demon of the North" -- Epheem's race -- Stella Fuller: a public health nurse's adventures in Alaska Territory -- "A man with his feet in the mud": Jan Van Empel, artist -- Mrs. Herring Pete: the tale of Josephine Sather -- War comes to Alaska: one soldier's story -- Night patrol: the saga of Alaska State trooper Mike Murphy -- Christmas tree on the mountain -- Sources and selected readings -- Index -- Doug Capra biography. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Alaska Kenai Peninsula Alaska Alaska, Southcentral Alaska, Southcentral History Anecdotes Pioneers Pioneers Alaska Kenai Peninsula History |
| Genre: | History. Anecdotes. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | AK 979.83 CAP (Text) | 000121121 | Alaskana -- Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
| Homer Public Library | AK_DUP 979.83 CAP (Text) | 000153380 | Ask Staff -- Duplicate | Available | - |