The Alaskans, Time-Life Books

Since my visit to Alaska in 2003, I could never forget this unique land. Glad to find out from ebay The Old West series by Time-Life books, issued in 1970s to subscribers only. The Alaskans is one of the 26 volumes in this series. It contains numerous valuable historic photos, with decent text by Keith Wheeler.

The text starts from 1741 when the Russian explorers had a glimpse of Alaska, and ends at August 24, 1912 when President Taft signed Alaska's home-rule bill into law.

It is a bloody history that the nature (the wild animals and resources) is mercilessly exploited by human beings' greedy. However, civilization awakes eventually, although after the quick exploitation is satisfied.