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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.86
EAN num: 9781602230095
ISBN number: 1602230099
Label: University of Alaska Press
Manufacturer: University of Alaska Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 232
Printing Date: October 15, 2007
Publishing house: University of Alaska Press
Sale Popularity Level: 974959
Studio: University of Alaska Press
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The History of the Central Brooks Range uses rare primary sources in order to provide a chronological examination and history of the Koyukuk region—including anthropological descriptions of the Native groups that make the Central Brooks Range and its surroundings their home. The history of early exploration, mining, and the Klondike all overflow into the story of the Koyukuk region and its rich cultural heritage, and William E. Brown provides a fascinating history of the extraordinary ways of survival employed by pioneers in this rugged northern land. Supplemented with detailed descriptions by Robert Marshall, The History of the Central Brooks Range is further enhanced by over 150 beautiful full-colour illustrations—from early exploration to the creation of the Gates of the Arctic National Park—making this an essential volume for anyone interested in Alaska Native studies.
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This book tells the human story of the Central Brooks Range in Alaska, the core of which makes up Gates of the Arctic National Park. It combines a fairly dry narrative with a remarkable number of historic photographs from various collections around the country. It includes some *historic* maps but, annoyingly, never gives us a modern map of the region at a useful scale. As a result, the geographic relations between many settlements (some of which no longer exist) remain unclear.
The very first chapters of book tell the story of pre-contact Alaskan natives and the European explorers who very first met them. The narrative here is dry, and presented without context.
Brown is clearly most interested in the material in the middle chapters, when Euro-Americans and Native Alaskans make fuller contact and begin to live and work together. Now the facts become a real narrative, and Brown begins to tell the story of Alaska in a wider context.
The final chapters briefly cover the years since statehood, culminating in creation of the national park. Brown focuses on what Natives have lost from this process, which makes their participation in the process a bit mysterious. I would have liked to see more coverage of national park management and challenges (given my other interests) but this received only a couple of pages.
Overall, the text of this book only gets two stars from me. In contrast, the historic photographs are very first rate - - if that's what you're looking for, you'll enjoy the book. All the photos are in grey and white, of course. I would have appreciated a series of colour plates in the middle of the book in order to show the full beauty of the region.
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