Alaskan Cities Rich In History And Romance
Wrangel and Juneau are highlighted as historic Alaska towns. Wrangel, settled in 1834, rose with mining booms, declined after Cassiar and Klondike era effects, now famed for Aleutian baskets and inland passage sail experiences. Juneau thrives as a bustling commercial hub with lively port arrivals. The piece contrasts Wrangel with Sitka and Juneau, noting scenery and coastal life.
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White Horse
Dyca
Skaguay
Wrangel
Sitka
Alaska
Wrangel Narrows
Juneau
Haidah Indians of Prince William Island Awe Visitors
A Strange People describes Owkan in Alaska near the Canada line as a quiet Haidah village famed for totems and basket weaving. It notes the historic clash with Russians, the now peaceful relations with whites, and the once common lip adornment labret among wealthy Haidah women. It highlights imaginative Thlinkit myths including a deluge canoe story explaining language differences.
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Prince William Island
Alaska
Canada
Babylonia
China
It Was Danny's Tarn. A Sister Keeps Two Children
Danny and Bobbie are in the care of their big sister while their mother is away. At bedtime they try to stay up but the sister insists they go to bed. Bobbie cries loudly, then quiets. Bobbie tells Danny to cry a while longer because the listener is tired.
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Danny
Bobbie
The Thinker Behind The Machine Age
In the machine age the mind remains supreme as the thinker who designs and guides progress. Man is more valuable than machinery, and ideas drive civilization, while overreliance on work can reduce people to mere cogs in the wheel. The call is to rise higher through perpetual growth and thought.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rangel
Stikine River
Atlaska
British Columbia
Boston
Russia
Great Britain
Hudson Bay Company
Cassiar
Klondike
Stitkine
Dawson
Yukon
Ketchikan
Alaskan
Arcoplane
Albert R. Fiske
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