Carpenter's World Travels: Alaska Our Northern Wonderland

Carpenter's World Travels: Alaska Our Northern Wonderland

by Frank G. Carpenter

This early twentieth century travel book provides a comprehensive overview of Alaska, exploring its major cities, indigenous tribes, customs, and geography. Through vivid descriptions and engaging anecdotes, the author offers a glimpse into the vast and untamed wilderness of Alaska, its rich cultural heritage, and the challenges and opportunities it presented at the cusp of becoming the 49th state.

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Frank G. Carpenter

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Frank George Carpenter was a journalist, traveler, travel writer, photographer, and lecturer. Carpenter was a writer of geography textbooks and lecturer on geography, and wrote a series of books calle...

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