{"product_id":"alaska-saga-of-a-bold-land-9780060503079","title":"Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches -- and ever present are new people with competing views over how the valuable resources should be used: Russians exploiting a fur empire; explorers checking rival advances; prospectors stampeding to the clarion call of \"Gold!\"; soldiers battling out a decisive chapter in world war; oil wildcatters looking for a different kind of mineral wealth; and always at the core of these disputes is the question of how the land is to be used and by whom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile some want Alaska to remain static, others are in the vanguard of change. \u003cem\u003eAlaska: Saga of a Bold Land\u003c\/em\u003e shows that there are no easy answers on either side and that Alaska will always be crossing the next frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter R. Borneman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.96w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060503079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorneman, Walter R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter R. Borneman is the author of \u003cem\u003eAlaska: Saga of a Bold Land\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e1812: The War That Forged a Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, and several books on the history of the western United States. He lives in Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097839140979,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6aa10cbf-d47b-4515-958e-926d9e2af0c2.jpg?v=1748615744","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/alaska-saga-of-a-bold-land-9780060503079","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}