City for empire : an Anchorage history, 1914-1941 /

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First settled in 1915, Anchorage, Alaska, was founded with the American empire in mind. During World War I, it served as a conduit through which coal could be shipped to the Pacific, where the US Navy was engaged with Japan. Decades later, during World War II, Anchorage became an equally important s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones, Preston, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
1900-1999
City and town life > Alaska > Anchorage > History > 20th century.
Vie urbaine > Alaska > Anchorage > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
City and town life
Ethnic relations
Social conditions
Anchorage (Alaska) > History > 20th century.
Anchorage (Alaska) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Anchorage (Alaska) > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
Pacific Area > History > 20th century.
Pacific Area > Social conditions > 20th century.
Pacifique, Région du > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Pacifique, Région du > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Alaska > Anchorage
Pacific Area
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Context
  • Interlude: Nature
  • Beginnings
  • Interlude: Socialism
  • War
  • Interlude: Z.J. Loussac
  • Inside
  • Interlude: Mikami family photographs
  • Outside
  • Transition
  • Appendix: Alaska's new era; New conditions; Anchorage; The Japanese menace; Applies to Resurrection Bay; Alaskans form type; Loussac's daily gossip; "The orphan's complaint"; Natives and World War One; Sons of Japan living here; Liberal in all patriotic movements; Immigration; No room for job hunters; Eklutna Industrial School; Civilization is menaced by Spanish savagery; A message from the Kimura family; Good advice.

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