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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Yale Western Americana series ; 26.Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1975.Description: xi, 329 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0300016387 :
  • 9780300016383
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD210.M37 M54 1975
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks HD210.M37M54 1975 1 Available 33710001051973

Bibliography: p. 299-318.

Includes index.

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.