An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska
An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska

Author: Israel C. Russell

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-17

Total Pages: 166

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An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska is a historical account of the 1889 expedition to Alaska written by American geologist Israel Russell. He represented the United States Geological Survey in an expedition sent to establish a portion of Alaska's eastern boundary. During the next two years, he explored, under the joint auspices of the USGS and the National Geographic Society, the slopes of Mount Saint Elias and the Yakutat Bay area and took notes which, with some additions from his fellow explorers, later became very detailed account of the Expedition.

An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska
An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska

Author: Israel Cook 1852-1906 [Fro Russell

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021437303

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This book is a first-hand account of an expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska, undertaken by the author in 1890. It provides a vivid description of the natural beauty and harsh conditions of the Alaskan wilderness, as well as the challenges and triumphs of the expedition. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in Alaskan history, mountaineering, and exploration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Most Hostile Mountain
A Most Hostile Mountain

Author: Jonathan Waterman

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 9780805044539

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Including rare photographs, the author of In the Shadow of Denali uses the letters and journals of the duke and his team as historical context to his retracing of their brave trek to the top of the world. 10,000 first printing.

An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska (Classic Reprint)
An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska (Classic Reprint)

Author: Israel Cook Russell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780332907833

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Excerpt from An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska The next explorer to visit this portion of Alaska was ('aptain James Cook, who sailed past the entrance of Yakutat bay on May 4, 1778. Thinking that this was the bay in which Bering anchored, he named it Bering's bay. Mount St. Elias was seen in the northwest at a distance of 40 leagues, but no attempt was made to measure its height. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska
An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska

Author: Israel C. Russell

Publisher: Alpha Edition

Published: 2021-10-08

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9789355341051

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An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using the original text and artwork so that they can be preserved for the present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature, 1724-1924
A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature, 1724-1924

Author: James Wickersham

Publisher: Cordova, Alaska : Cordova daily times print

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 670

ISBN-13:

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Contains the titles of all histories, travels, voyages, newspapers, periodicals, public documents, etc., printed in English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, etc., relating to, descriptive of, or published in Russian America or Alaska, from 1724 to and including 1924.

Wild Snow
Wild Snow

Author: Louis W. Dawson

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Presents historical background on ski mountaineering, which is climbing a mountain on skis and then skiing down the slopes, and offers tips on climbing and skiing specific mountains.