Old Yukon tales, trails, and trials / by James Wickersham ; edited and abridged by Terrence Cole.

Author/creator Wickersham, James
Other author Cole, Terrence, 1953-2020
Format Electronic
Publication InfoFairbanks : University of Alaska Press,
Descriptionxlix, 302 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life--Alaska. --Anecdotes.
Courts--Alaska. --Anecdotes.
Alaska--History. --Anecdotes.
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--History. --Anecdotes.
Alaska--Trials, litigation, etc. --Anecdotes.

SeriesClassic reprint series ; no. 10.
Classic reprint series (Fairbanks, Alaska) ; no 10. ^A811100
Contents Introduction -- The genesis of an Alaska court -- Dawson and the Klondike mines -- Planting American courts in the wilderness -- Common law of the trail -- Riding the Arctic circuit -- The Yukon River winter trail -- Triple murder in the Aleutians -- The Anvil Creek conspiracy -- The corruption of the court -- Liars and thieves -- Social life at Nome, 1901-1902 -- The dog trail from Circle to Fairbanks -- Fairbanks and the Tanana mines -- The Mount McKinley expedition -- Up the Kantishna -- The approach -- On the slopes of Denali -- Rafting home -- Three thousand miles of justice -- The Valdez-Fairbanks trail in 1905 -- The judge goes on trial.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008053232
ISBN9781602230514 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN160223051X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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