{"product_id":"alaska-9780375761423-new","title":"Alaska","description":"In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska's fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska's story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, \u003ci\u003eAlaska \u003c\/i\u003etraces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAlaska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . \u003ci\u003eAlaska \u003c\/i\u003etakes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing's fastest attention grabber.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67722408001826,"sku":"9780375761423-new","price":21.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780375761423.jpg?v=1793868320","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/alaska-9780375761423-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}