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Tall Tales of Alaska Juneau AK: A Quaint Alaska Town with a Gold Mining Problem
Paperback
Series: Northern Narratives, Book 2
General FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781954896390
Publisher: Fathom Pub. Co.
Published: Jul 31 2024
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.26 Width: 4.25 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
Northern Narratives #2 brings you back to Juneau, Alaska, the gateway to the Alaskan gold rush. Tall Tales of Alaska: Juneau, AK: A Quaint Alaska Town With a Gold Mining Problem whisks you away to the capital of Alaska when it was still an American territory.
And during your stay, you'll bear witness to the beginnings of Juneau, before all the tourists, and even before all of the gold.
You'll see how the passage of time has transformed this once sleepy fishing village to a bustling pioneer gold mining town, and again into the renowned tourist destination that it is today-now welcoming nearly two million people every summer! With each turn of the page, a new piece of this town's rich history is unveiled. You'll discover sunken ships, find buried treasure, and even meet the ghost who haunts the Alaskan Hotel along the way!
This book is for you if you're a hungry history buff looking to uncover the secrets of Alaska or just excited to learn more about Juneau, a town that embodies the very best of the Last Frontier.
Northern Narratives #2, Tall Tales of Alaska: Juneau, AK: A Quaint Alaska Town With a Gold Mining Problem will not disappoint. The excitement and intrigue will have you eagerly looking forward to the next book in the series!
Read about:
● How Juneau became the capital city of Alaska.
● Joe Juneau, the town's namesake.
● Alice, the ghost who haunts the Alaskan Hotel.
● The collapse of the Treadwell Mine, one of America's most lucrative gold mines.
● The recipe for the Alaskan Amber, the flagship beer of the Alaskan Brewing Company.
● The S.S. Islander, the unsinkable ship that sunk carrying Klondike gold down south.
● Secret tunnels constructed under Juneau during prohibition.
● The mermaids of Southeast Alaska
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