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Carpenter's World Travels: Alaska Our Northern Wonderland

Frank G. Carpenter (1855 - 1924)

Early twentieth century travel book about Alaska with stories of major cities, Indian tribes, customs and geography of what would become our 49th state. - Summary by BettyB.

Genre(s): Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Travel & Geography

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Just a Word Before we Start	BettyB	00:06:14
Play 02	Ketchikan	BettyB	00:14:07
Play 03	The Town of the Good Indians	BettyB	00:12:39
Play 04	Alaska's Golden Fisheries	BettyB	00:18:43
Play 05	The Story of Seward's Ice Box	BettyB	00:22:09
Play 06	The Thlingets and the Hydahs	BettyB	00:13:01
Play 07	Totem Indians and Their Customs	BettyB	00:12:58
Play 08	Farm Lands of the Future	BettyB	00:16:37
Play 09	At Juneau	BettyB	00:14:58
Play 10	Treasures Under the Sea	BettyB	00:15:44
Play 11	The World's Greatest Glaciers	BettyB	00:15:25
Play 12	Skagway, Gateway to the Klondike	BettyB	00:16:56
Play 13	Over the Gold Seekers Trail	BettyB	00:14:31
Play 14	In the Yukon Flats	BettyB	00:16:09
Play 15	Winter Tales of Tanana	BettyB	00:15:55
Play 16	Hot Springs in Cold Lands	BettyB	00:10:27
Play 17	Fairbanks, the Chicago of Alaska	BettyB	00:16:21
Play 18	Homesteading Under the Arctic Circle	BettyB	00:12:46
Play 19	Thawing Fortunes Out of the Ice	BettyB	00:10:21
Play 20	Stories of Gold and Gold Miners	BettyB	00:11:34
Play 21	Among the Old Timers	BettyB	00:14:57
Play 22	From Fort Gibbon to the Sea	BettyB	00:08:33
Play 23	The City of Golden Sands	BettyB	00:13:22
Play 24	Creeks that Made Millionaires	BettyB	00:09:45
Play 25	The Dog Derby of Alaska	BettyB	00:13:52
Play 26	Reindeer Meat for American Markets	BettyB	00:14:40
Play 27	Among the Eskimos	BettyB	00:14:21
Play 28	School Republics of the Arctic	BettyB	00:13:05
Play 29	Fur Seals and Fox Farms	BettyB	00:16:16
Play 30	The Aleutian Islands	BettyB	00:19:12
Play 31	The City of Seward	BettyB	00:10:46
Play 32	Across Kenai on Horseback	BettyB	00:11:06
Play 33	Our Northern Game Preserve	BettyB	00:13:05
Play 34	The Biggest Thing in Alaska	BettyB	00:18:05
Play 35	Mount McKinley, the Most High	BettyB	00:13:23
Play 36	The Story of Kennecott	BettyB	00:11:27
Play 37	On the Copper River Railroad	BettyB	00:09:24
Play 38	Women on America's Last Frontier	BettyB	00:13:31

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