{"product_id":"history-of-alaska-david-a-griner-9798197400277","title":"History of Alaska: Empires, Boomtowns, and the Struggle for the North","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlaska was never \"discovered.\" It was taken, fought over, and reshaped by fire, ice, and empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom towering glaciers and restless volcanoes to brutal gold rush trails and oil-fueled political battles, History of Alaska reveals the sweeping, dramatic story behind America's northern frontier. But this is not the simplified version most people think they know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people realize that Alaska's story began long before foreign flags ever touched its shores, with Indigenous nations who mastered the bowhead whale, survived storm islands, carved clan history into cedar, and carried survival knowledge through oral tradition when winter could last forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Russia arrived, chasing sea otter pelts worth more than gold, unleashing violence, forced labor, disease, and ecological collapse. What you're about to discover will change how you see the fur trade forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd just when the world thought Alaska was worthless, the land proved otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the secret $7.2 million deal that became \"Seward's Folly,\" the chaos of Skagway and Nome as gold fever swept through the North, the military transformation of World War II, and the fierce political fight that finally won statehood. Then step into the modern era, where Prudhoe Bay oil wealth collided with wilderness preservation, and Alaska found itself at a crossroads still shaping its future today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book matters because Alaska's history is more than adventure. It's a warning, a triumph, and a living struggle between survival and profit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love American history, frontier survival, Indigenous culture, untold true stories, and the forces that shaped the modern North, this book will pull you in and stay with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReady to uncover the hidden truth behind the Last Frontier?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet your copy today and step into the real history of Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Griner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197400277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"David A. Griner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801542996223,"sku":"9798197400277","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-alaska-david-a-griner-9798197400277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}