Octavo, turquoise cloth (hardcover), map illus. endpapers, ix + 117 pp. Very Good, with former-owner inscription; in a Good, mylar protected dust jacket illustrated with a large wrap-around black & white photograph of Anchorage in the 50s, with edgewear that includes chipping. From dust jacket: This is the story of how American ingenuity and determination pushed back the wilderness in Alaska to make one of the finest cities in the nation. It is the story of the first 40 years of a community that defied the laws of economics and overcame shackles that made development difficult and seemingl... View More...
