Elizabeth Tower: 2 books
Over The Back Fence
Conflicts on the United States/Canadian Border From Maine to Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Most Americans do not think of Canada as a foreign country--Canadians are their cousins, sometimes literally as well as figuratively. But Canadian historian Pierre Berton pointed out the difference in a speech in Alaska in 1997: "I know Americans sometimes irritate Canadians by saying, 'Oh, you’re...
Icebound Empire
Industry and Politics on the Last Frontier 1898 - 1938
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
True Stories of the courage and grit behind Alaska's fierce independence. A mysterious vigilante murder in Nebraska, the Alaska Gold Rush, muckraking politics that lead to the suicide of an American hero and the ambitious, wealthy men vying for control of Alaskan business and industry at the turn...