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World War II Research in Kodiak Alaska
Documentation and research about structures and activities taking place during World War II.
www.kadiak.org
Meeting of Frontiers [read review]
Library of Congress presentation that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. In English and Russian.
frontiers.loc.gov:8081/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html
Prehistory of Alaska
Provides an overview of the state's prehistory and briefly describes the cultural resources in each national park and preserve.
www.nps.gov/akso/akarc
In the Beginning Was the Word
Library of Congress exhibit looks at the Russian Church and Native Alaskan cultures.
lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/russian/russch0.html
PBS: Harriman Expedition Retraced
Revisits the 1899 scientific and environmental tour of the Alaskan coast by Edward Harriman. Includes photos and maps.
www.pbs.org/harriman
Alaska During the Pacific War
Paintings by U.S. Navy artist William F. Draper documenting Alaskan life during WWII.
www.history.navy.mil/ac/wwii/alaska/alaska1.htm
Senator Bob Bartlett: Architect of Alaska Statehood
History of Alaska statehood. Includes key figures such as E. Gruening, E. L. Bartlett; analyzes political context of the induction of the 49th state.
xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/BARTLETT/btintro.html
Brief History of Alaska Statehood, A
Considers the 100 years between "Seward's Folly" (1867) and statehood (1959).
xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html

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