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In 1907 Fairbanks was booming and regarded as an oasis of modernism within the Interior region of Alaska. Not everyone approved of the new metropolis with all its trappings; some
People lose things every day, although most of us don't lose nuclear bombs, shipping containers, ships, cities, or spaceships. Indeed, it's hard to
During the era of 19th century European colonialism in the new world, three main interests negotiated over territory in north west North America that had long been occupied by Indigenous peoples: Russia, Britain and the United States of America. The long-time residents had no say at all in these discussions, although major decisions would be made that would henceforth shape their lives.
I have been exchanging e-mails and telephone calls with Kathy Larson in California about her husband’s grandfather, James A. McNeil. Her enthusiasm about her research is infectious. Aside from passing references, McNeil is not chronicled in any book that I have ever read about the gold rush.