{"product_id":"aunt-phils-trunk-vol-1-an-alaska-historians-collection-of-treasured-tales","title":"Aunt Phil's Trunk, Vol. 1: An Alaska Historian's Collection of Treasured Tales","description":"Alaska history decoded!\n\nAunt Phil's Trunk Volume One will keep you spellbound!\n\nIf you enjoy reading entertaining nonfiction short stories, then you will love Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume One. Not only do these easy-to-read pages keep you hooked to see what happens next, they also offer a window into the past through hundreds of historical photographs.\n\nDid you know?\nMysterious petroglyphs dot Alaska's coastlines? The last shot of the American Civil War boomed in the Bering Sea? The Klondike Gold Rush began after a man dreamed of salmon with golden scales?\nThese and dozens more little-known stories fill the pages of Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume One and share Alaska's colorful past up to 1900.\n\nAnyone interested in Alaska history will love this book. It is full of interesting and little-known facts about the state. The stories behind these facts are colorful and entertaining. - Writer's Digest\n\nRichly assembled with historic photos and rarely told tales, Aunt Phil's Trunk is an engaging addition to Alaska's storytelling legacy.- Alex DeMarban, Editor, First Alaskans magazine\n\nWhat an amazing treasure. I pride myself on being a historian, with a minor in Alaska history; but I can truly take a quick backseat to this marvelous work. - John Gailey, tour director, John Hall's Alaska\n\nMore than 20,000 copies sold worldwide!\n\nOrder your copy of Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume One now!\n\nRead More Here:\nThe Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series is noted for its easy-to-read short stories and hundreds of historical photographs that complement the entertaining nonfiction writing. Suitable for ages 9 to 99, the first book in the series shares stories from early Alaska up to 1900.\n\nVolume 1 kicks off the series by showcasing the arrival of Alaska Natives thousands of years ago. Anthropologists theorize the Natives traveled from Asia across the Bering Sea Land Bridge and settled in various parts of Alaska. Stories in this section include mighty shaman, mysterious petroglyphs and fierce battles against Russian fur traders, who arrived in the mid-1700s.\n\nAfter Alaska became a possession of the United States in 1867, Americans began streaming into the Last Frontier. Explorers, businessmen, miners and crooks came north and changed Alaska forever. The discovery of gold brought even more people.\n\nGold Rushes\nJuneau-Douglas Cook Inlet Klondike Gold Rush PLUS photo essay of the various routes the gold-crazed stampeders forged\nOther stories in this volume include how Catholic nuns mingled with rough-and-tumble adventurers on the banks of Nome, the last shot of the Civil War boomed in the Bering Sea and infamous conman Soapy Smith served as an angel of mercy before he became the undisputed king of crime in Skagway.\n\nThis volume is a treasure trove of short stories about Alaska's colorful past and is filled with close to 350 rare historical photographs.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 157833330X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.157833330X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Laurel Downing Bill|Phyllis Downing Carlson\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515679539261,"sku":"BVV.157833330X.A","price":9.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/157833330X-0.jpg?v=1787605610","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/aunt-phils-trunk-vol-1-an-alaska-historians-collection-of-treasured-tales","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}