Phyllis Downing Carlson Knihy

New Third Edition with Index! Chronicling Alaska’s colorful past from early Native life up to the Klondike Gold Rush! -Richly assembled with hundreds of rare historical photographs and entertaining short stories.-Aunt Phil’s Trunk brings Alaska’s history alive for ages 9 to 99.-Compiled and written after decades of research-The tales of adventure that unfold within these pages are as intriguing and fascinating as Alaska itself. The authors pay homage to the Alaska Natives, trappers, mushers, merchants and prospectors who forged a life in the Last Frontier. -Whether you’ve lived in Alaska all your life, or you’ve always wanted to visit.-You will be enthralled by this collection of stories and photos.-A treasure trove of Alaska historical goodness!

New with Index! A must-read for all who enjoy Alaska history! Adventurers, crooks and lawmen flooded into Alaska following the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. Towns like Nome, Fairbanks and Valdez blossomed on the tundra and soon filled with merchants, madams, miners and more. In this second book of the Aunt Phil's Trunk series, readers are taken on a journey of discovery when prospectors stumbled across gold in the Iditarod, men summited the mighty mountain called Denali, and the people of Kodiak survived the largest volcanic eruption in North American history. Readers from ages 9 to 99 will love this collection of stories and more than 300 historical photographs that highlight Alaska's colorful past from 1900 to 1912.

New with Index! Alaska statehood - a historic 25 years! This fifth book in the Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series highlights the first 25 years of statehood through short stories and hundreds of historical photographs. Not only did the optimistic citizens of the Great Land create a government from scratch in just a few years, they also dealt with many challenges. Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Five shares firsthand accounts of survivors who experienced the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and the devastating tsunamis that followed that 9.2 temblor. It also features stories about the discovery of "black gold" on the North Slope in the late 1960s, and how Alaska's Native people fought for their land and won the largest settlement ever granted Native Americans. That agreement cleared the way for oil companies to build an 800-mile pipeline through some of the most rugged and remote country in the world during the 1970s. Alaskans also learned that evil lurked under the midnight sun in the 1980s, as they ended the first 25 years of statehood with six mass murders. Women in Anchorage became prey when a mild-mannered baker turned into a butcher. Residents of Manley Hot Springs disappeared soon after a drifter arrived in their quiet town. And several citizens of McCarthy died when a newcomer decided he wanted to destroy Alaska's oil pipeline.

New with Index! World War II, the Cold War era and statehood take hold in the Last Frontier! The years from 1935 to 1960 changed Alaska forever. World War II brought Japanese bombs and soldiers to the Aleutians, big defense dollars to build a road to the Lower 48 and Russian pilots to fly secret missions out of Fairbanks. The Cold War era saw more folks stream into Alaska. And along with them came a proliferation of TB, a civil rights battle for the Native people and a struggle to win statehood. Readers from 9 to 99 will enjoy these short stories and the historical photographs that help bring Alaska's history alive.