150 years : proceedings of the 2017 Kenai Peninsula history conference
Title:
150 years : proceedings of the 2017 Kenai Peninsula history conference
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S.F. Loshbaugh, editor & compiler ; contributing authors, Mira Bergelson, Alan Boraas, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Debra Corbett, Aron Crowell, Michael Dunham, Dorothy Gray, Michael Hawfield, Joel Isaak, Brent Johnson, James Kari, Andrej Kibrik, Tom Kizzia, Janet R. Klein, Wayne Leman, Shana Loshbaugh, Jeff Meyers, Roger Pearson, Jackie Pels, Dave Thompson, Gregory Weissenberg, Andrei Znamenski.
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Publication Information:
Seattle : Skookum Creek Publishing, [2018]
Physical Description:
viii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
ISBN:
9781941633021
Abstract:
"In 2017, Alaska commemorated the sesquicentennial of its purchase by the United States from Russia. On April 21-22, 2017, more than 100 people gathered at Kenai Peninsula College's Kenai River Campus to discuss that event, its enduring and complex legacies, area cultures, and the dramatic history of th the Kenai Peninsula during the 1800s. This book compiles and expands upon the conference's content."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Variant Title:
One hundred and fifty years : proceedings of the 2017 Kenai Peninsula history conference
2017 Kenai Peninsula history conference
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- 1. About the 2017 Kenai Peninsula history conference -- 2. Sesquicentennial series of newspaper columns / Shana Loshbaugh and Michael Hawfield -- 3. Abstracts of presentations -- 4. Conference presentation articles -- 5. History lost and found : rediscovering the 1974 Kenai area history conference film -- 6. The lure of Alaska / Dave Thompson -- 7. The invisible people / Tom Kizzia -- 8. Final panel and group discussion -- 9. Kenai Peninsula history field trip 10. Reflecting and looking forward -- Glossary -- Index.