The Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899: Scientists, Naturalists, Artists and Others Document America's Last Frontier

ISBN-13: 9781476684239 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 280 str.

John J. Michalik

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Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Prologue: The Rise of E.H. Harriman
Part I. A Ship's Company
One—A Vacation Becomes an Expedition
Two—Riding the Rails to the Pacific Northwest
Three—The Land to Which They Were Going
Part II. On the Beaten Path
Four—The Byways of the Inside Passage
Five—Gold Rush Country
Six—The Big Ice-Mountain Bay
Seven—A Touch of Culture and a Mix of Cultures
Part III. The Route Less Traveled
Eight—Yakutat Bay and Enchantment
Nine—Prince William Sound and Discovery
Ten—Kodiak Island and Celebration
Eleven—Into the Snarling Bering Sea
Twelve—The Farthest Points
Part IV. Homeward Bound
Thirteen—Familiar Territory
Fourteen—A Village Silent as the Tomb
Fifteen—Never to Be Assembled Again
Part V. In the Wake of the Expedition
Sixteen—For the Benefit of Others
Seventeen—The Guests: Accomplishments and Legacies
Eighteen—The Harrimans: Notoriety and Achievement
Appendix—Expedition Members and Committees
Source Notes
Bibliography
Index