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Alaska: A History starts by analyzing the region's geography and the Local peoples who inhabited it for thousands of years before the first Europeans came. The Russians said northern North America by right of finding in 1741. During their occupation of "Russian America", the region was bit more than an outpost for fur hunters and professionals. Once the czar sold the place to the United States in 1867, nobody knew what to do with "Seward's Folly". Mainland America paid little focus on the new acquisition until a dash of precious metal seekers flooded in to the Yukon Territory. In 1906 Congress awarded Alaska Territory a voteless delegate and in 1912 gave it a territorial legislature. Not until 1959, however, was Alaska's long-sought goal of statehood understood. During World Conflict II, Alaska's place along the fantastic circle route from the United States to Asia strongly established its military services importance, that was underscored through the Cold Conflict. Then, the finding of huge petrol and gas deposits gave a measure of financial security to the state of hawaii. Alaska: A History provides a full chronological survey of the region's and state's history. Published by University of Oklahoma Press. "Buckle your couch belt as recognized historians Claus M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick take you with an Alaskan odyssey at rocket rate." - Tony Knowles, 7th Governor of Alaska "An unmitigated triumph. . . . A booklet that will effectively tell Alaska's story for quite a while to come." - Alaska History "That is a must-read for folks who want to understand Alaska today and the course the state of hawaii is taking toward its next section." - Fran Ulmer, Seat, Arctic Research Commission rate, and ex - Chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage
