Reveals how Alaskans' abiding resentment of federal regulation and control has exacerbated the tensions and political sparring between these camps—and how Alaska's leaders have exploited this antistat
A TOWN WITH GRITNew Hope combines three of Ernest Haycox's finest short novels with the interconnected stories he wrote about New Hope, a freighting town on the Missouri River in what was then Nebrask
ONE TOUGH TOWNLong considered the dean of Western authors, Ernest Haycox is one of the most respected and influential writers in the field. Now we have the interconnected stories that form the dramati
Alaska has not evolved in a vacuum. It has been part of larger stories: the movement of Native peoples and their contact and accommodation to Western culture, the spread of European political economy
Haycox (history, U. of Alaska, Anchorage) presents historical commentary on human culture in Alaska and how it has affected the natural environment there. He contends that most non-Native Alaskans (no
"Born to Conquer"Peter Skene takes what he wants and kills who he wants. Settlers, squatters, rustlers and Indian war parties can't stop him from owning the Bitter Valley - and the biggest ranch in Or
The first of the Land Rush stories by prolific author Ernest Haycox begins the tale of settlers in a town called Ingrid. It is a classic western, set against the striking backdrop of the West as it al
Rumors of a campaign against Sitting Bull cut through the ranks like a cold wind. Who would lead the charge? Custer and his Seventh Cavalry seemed to be the natural choice; for them it was a history-
This collection of Alaskan adventures begins with a newspaper article written by John Muir during his first visit to Alaska in 1879, when the sole U.S. government representative in all the territory's
"The Claim Jumpers"A disillusioned doctor and a brave woman join forces in a dangerous deception. It had better work!"Faithfully, Judith"An innocent schoolteacher moves to a distant settlement where c
Two Ernest Haycox westerns in one collection"Scout Detail" Lieutenant Parke Stobo was assigned to take twenty-five men, a guide, and three days' rations into the mesquites by way of Pete Kempel's ranc
This collection of Alaskan adventures begins with a newspaper article written by John Muir during his first visit to Alaska in 1879, when the sole U.S. government representative in all the territory's
In An Alaska Anthology, twenty-five contemporary scholars explore the region's pivotal events, significant themes, and major players, Native, Russian, Canadian, and American.The essays chosen for thi
"Stagecoach"This is the story that led to the classic John Ford and John Wayne 1939 movie of the same name. Listen as a small group of travelers ride their way to their destination trying to avoid the
"Toll Bridge"As proprietor of a lone boarding house in an isolated canyon, Kelsey Taggert is accustomed to the hardscrabble life he endures in the tough western country. But when a stagecoach brings a
The book takes a practical, step-by-step approach to working with email servers. It starts by establishing the basics and setting up a mail server. Then you move to advanced sections like webmail acce
Saluting an era of adventure and knowledge seeking, fifteen original essays consider the motivations of European explorers of the Pacific, the science and technology of 18th-century exploration, and t
