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Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

Travelers’ Tales Alaska : true stories / edited by Bill Sherwonit, Andromeda Romano-Lax, and Ellen Bielawski.— 1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-6095-2072-4

1. Alaska—Description and travel—Anecdotes. 2. Alaska—History, Local—Anecdotes. 3. Frontier and pioneer life—ALaska—Anecdotes. 4. Outdoor life—ALaska—Anecdotes. 5. Alaska—Biography—Anecdotes. 6. Travelers—Alaska—Biography—Anecdotes. 7. Adventure and adventurers—Alaska—Biography—Anecdotes. 8. Travelers’ writings, American. I. Sherwonit, Bill, 1950- II. Romano-Lax, Andromeda, 1971-III. Bielawski, E.

F910.5 .T73 2003

917.9804'51'0922—dc22

2003014901

First Edition

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