A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 624 pages; "Major themes include Alaska Natives, exploration and mountaineering, mining rushes, railroads and aviation, military operations, and the conflict pitting conservation against development, with a spotlight on the current debate over oil drilling in ANWR." Title: Alaska Saga of a Bold Land--From Russian Fur Traders to the Gold Rush, Extraordinary Railroads, World War II, the Oil Boom, and the Fight Over ANWR Author Name: Borneman, Walter Edition: First Edition; First Printing ISBN Number: 0060503068 ISBN-13: 9780060503062 Location Published: New York, Harpercollins: 2003 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: North, USA, Alaska Seller ID: 22727 Keywords: alaska gold rush oil arctic north geology railroad anwr fur trade