About the book
In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, Alaska traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people.
Praise for Alaska
“Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.”—Boston Herald
“Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
Editions of Alaska
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394551548
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394569819
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517050620
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375761423
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449217269
- EBook
- ISBN 9780804151429
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780394570785
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736627092
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736627108
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736627115
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101922392
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101922408
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9781415903957
Read an Excerpt
In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, Alaska traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people.
Praise for Alaska
“Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.”—Boston Herald
“Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alaska about?
In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, Alaska traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people.
Praise for Alaska
“Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.”—Boston Herald
“Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Alaska?
Fiction > Historical fiction
Where can I read a sample of Alaska?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780394551548
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Alaska?
James A. Michener
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Alaska is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780394551548) and hardcover(ISBN 9780394569819) and hardcover(ISBN 9780517050620) and paperback(ISBN 9780375761423) and paperback(ISBN 9780449217269) and ebook(ISBN 9780804151429) and audiobook(ISBN 9780394570785) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736627092) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736627108) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736627115) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101922392) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101922408) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781415903957)
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