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Aunt Phil's Trunk: Volume 1 - An Alaska historian's collection of Alaska history stories
Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume 1 An Alaska historian's collection of Alaska history stories Author:Laurel Downing Bill "Aunt Phil's Trunk: Volume 1" features Alaska history stories written by Laurel Downing Bill and her late Alaska historian aunt, Phyllis Downing Carlson. The book is a delightful journey through Alaska?s rich past and includes tales of nuns mingling with rough-and-tumble adventurers on the banks of Nome, the last shot of the Civil War booming in... more » the Bering Sea and the scoundrel Soapy Smith serving as an angel of mercy before he became the undisputed king of crime in Skagway. Filled with more than 250 historical photographs, this recently released book about Alaska history showcases a spectacular photo essay following the harrowing routes rugged prospectors traveled to get to the Klondike, including the all-water route from Seattle to St. Michael and on to Dawson, as well as the Stikine, White Pass and Chilkoot Pass trails.« less