{"product_id":"9780060503079","title":"Alaska : Saga of a Bold Land","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAlaska\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Walter R. Borneman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches -- and ever present are new people with competing views over how the valuable resources should be used: Russians exploiting a fur empire; explorers checking rival advances; prospectors stampeding to the clarion call of \"Gold!\"; soldiers battling out a decisive chapter in world war; oil wildcatters looking for a different kind of mineral wealth; and always at the core of these disputes is the question of how the land is to be used and by whom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile some want Alaska to remain static, others are in the vanguard of change. \u003cem\u003eAlaska: Saga of a Bold Land\u003c\/em\u003e shows that there are no easy answers on either side and that Alaska will always be crossing the next frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060503079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41013378547918,"sku":"9780060503079","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060503079_74de55b3-ecef-4dac-a675-92e3c4f490c1.jpg?v=1652103686","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060503079","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}