Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land

The state of Alaska is a land of stunning scenery, open land and abundant natural resources. And from Russians exploiting a fur empire to prospectors searching for gold to oil companies seeking fuel, its eventful history is filled with conflict over these valuable resources and how they should be used.

In the first major, non-textbook history of Alaska in fifty years, Walter Borneman explores the remarkable history of our 49th state, from its earliest inhabitants to challenges and opportunities of today. Native American cultures, the Russian colonization of the area, the Gold Rush of the 1890's, and conflicts over conservation issues and oil drilling are all explored in this comprehensive volume. In Alaska, Borneman has captured the beauty, danger and majesty of this extraordinary place.

Walter R. Borneman is the author of Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land, 1812: The War That Forged a Nation, and several books on the history of the western United States. He lives in Colorado.

"This is the most accessible of all the Alaska histories." -- Anchorage Chronicle