Anchorage, 9781467162319
Paperback
From railroad camp to dynamic city: Anchorage’s tumultuous 20th-century story.

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    27 May 2025

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Summary

Anchorage: From Tent City to Thriving Metropolis

Anchorage depicts the 20th-century development of Alaska’s largest city from its origins as a place for the Dena’ina people to hunt and fish to its status as a railroad camp and then a modern community.

Much of Anchorage’s 20th-century history was shaped by the construction of the Alaska Railroad and then the presence of the nation’s military. The rapidly growing town experienced North America’s large…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781467162319
ISBN-10:1467162310
Series:Images of America
Author:Ian C. Hartman, Cook Inlet Historical Society
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Imprint:Arcadia Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:27 May 2025
Weight:308g
Dimensions:232mm x 168mm x 2mm
About The Author

Ian C. Hartman

Ian C. Hartman is a board member of the Cook Inlet Historical Society and professor in the Department of History at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Most of the images of this book have been collected from the Anchorage Museum.

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