Aunt Phil S Trunk Early Alaska

The critically acclaimed Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series by Laurel Downing Bill is noted for its easy-to-read short stories and hundreds of historical photographs that complement the entertaining nonfiction writing. Suitable for ages 9 to 99, the first book in the series shares stories from early Alaska up to about 1900.

Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Five features dozens of short stories and hundreds of historical photographs that share the history of Alaska from 1960 to 1984. This fifth book in the Alaska history series highlights the first 25 years of statehood when the optimistic citizens of the Great Land created a government from scratch in just a few years and dealt with many challenges. Aunt Phil s Trunk Volume Five shares firsthand accounts of survivors who experienced the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and the devastating tsunamis that followed that 9.2 temblor. It also features stories about the discovery of black gold on the North Slope in the late 1960s, and how Alaska s Native people fought for their land and won the largest settlement ever granted Native Americans. That agreement cleared the way for oil companies to build an 800-mile pipeline through some of the most rugged and remote country in the world during the 1970s.

Features stories about Alaska's rich history and was written by late Alaska historian Phyllis Downing Carlson and her niece, Laurel Downing Bill.

New with Index! Alaska statehood - a historic 25 years! This fifth book in the Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series highlights the first 25 years of statehood through short stories and hundreds of historical photographs. Not only did the optimistic citizens of the Great Land create a government from scratch in just a few years, they also dealt with many challenges. Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Five shares firsthand accounts of survivors who experienced the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and the devastating tsunamis that followed that 9.2 temblor. It also features stories about the discovery of "black gold" on the North Slope in the late 1960s, and how Alaska's Native people fought for their land and won the largest settlement ever granted Native Americans. That agreement cleared the way for oil companies to build an 800-mile pipeline through some of the most rugged and remote country in the world during the 1970s. Alaskans also learned that evil lurked under the midnight sun in the 1980s, as they ended the first 25 years of statehood with six mass murders. Women in Anchorage became prey when a mild-mannered baker turned into a butcher. Residents of Manley Hot Springs disappeared soon after a drifter arrived in their quiet town. And several citizens of McCarthy died when a newcomer decided he wanted to destroy Alaska's oil pipeline.

Planes, trains and automobiles profoundly changed Alaska between 1912 and 1935. This volume in the Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series features entertaining nonfiction stories and hundreds of historical photographs that follow adventurers as they attempt to tame Alaska's wilderness.

Teacher Guide for curriculum for Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two Alaska history from 1900 to 1912.

Short stories and hundreds of historical photographs bring Alaska's history alive during the 1900-1912 time frame. This book features gold rushes to Nome, Fairbanks and the Iditarod regions of the Last Frontier. It also shares stories from early law and order years, blazing the Iditarod Trail and how Alaska became a territory of the United States. Did you know: - Hollywood stars played Alaska's vaudeville circuit during the gold-rush days? - Famous lawman Wyatt Earp followed the gold rush and built a bar in Nome? - The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century happened in Alaska in 1912? These stories and more fill the pages of Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two. This series is suitable for ages 9 to 99.

Features stories about Alaska's rich history and was written by late Alaska historian Phyllis Downing Carlson and her niece, Laurel Downing Bill.