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Covering vast distances in time and space, Yukon: The Last Frontier begins with the early Russian fur trade on the Aleutian Islands and closes with what Melody Webb calls "the technological frontier." Colorful and impeccably researched, her history of the Yukon Basin of Canada and Alaska shows how much and how little has changed there in the last two centuries. Successive waves of traders, trappers, miners, explorers, soldiers, missionaries, settlers, steamboat pilots, road builders, and aviators have come to the Yukon, bringing economic and social changes, but the immense land "remains virtually untouched by permanent intrusions."Editorials
Western Historical Quarterly
"Surely the finest regional study yet done on Alaska."—Ted C. Hinckley, Western Historical Quarterly
— Ted C. Hinckley
Pacific Historical Review
"Webb 'separates fact from fancy, an uncommon feature of writings about the North. This alone would be sufficient to place students of the region's history in her debt.'"—Stephen Haycox, Pacific Historical Review
— Stephen Haycox
Montreal Gazette
"Webb . . . has given us a guide we can ill afford to ignore. . . . [It is] timely and valuable reading. The next decade may well determine our future as a nation, and as the old Yukon prospectors used to say, 'You can't get where you're going unless you know where you've already been.' "—Montreal GazetteNew Mexico Historical Review
"The story is grounded in rich detail, and the author shows a sure knowledge of the facts of wilderness life. . . . Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of Alaska or the American frontier."—Terrence Cole, New Mexico Historical Review
— Terrence Cole
Western Historical Quarterly
"Surely the finest regional study yet done on Alaska."—Ted C. Hinckley, Western Historical QuarterlyPacific Historical Review
"Webb 'separates fact from fancy, an uncommon feature of writings about the North. This alone would be sufficient to place students of the region's history in her debt.'"—Stephen Haycox, Pacific Historical ReviewNew Mexico Historical Review
"The story is grounded in rich detail, and the author shows a sure knowledge of the facts of wilderness life. . . . Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of Alaska or the American frontier."—Terrence Cole, New Mexico Historical ReviewBook Details
Published
June 1, 1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pages
416
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780803297456