Old Yukon : tales, trails, and trials / / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole.
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Superior document: | Classic reprint series ; no. 10 |
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Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Classic reprint series (Fairbanks, Alaska) ;
no. 10. |
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Physical Description: | xlix, 302 p. :; ill., maps. |
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Other title: | Introduction -- The genesis of an Alaska court -- Dawson and the Klondike mines -- Planting American courts in the wilderness -- Common law of the trail -- Riding the Arctic circuit -- The Yukon River winter trail -- Triple murder in the Aleutians -- The Anvil Creek conspiracy -- The corruption of the court -- Liars and thieves -- Social life at Nome, 1901-1902 -- The dog trail from Circle to Fairbanks -- Fairbanks and the Tanana mines -- The Mount McKinley expedition -- Up the Kantishna -- The approach -- On the slopes of Denali -- Rafting home -- Three thousand miles of justice -- The Valdez-Fairbanks trail in 1905 -- The judge goes on trial. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781602230514 (pbk. : alk. paper) 160223051X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole. |