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Item Restricted Finding true north: firsthand stories of the booms that built modern Alaska(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021) Rettig, Molly, author; University of Alaska Press, publisherMolly Rettig leads readers through pivotal moments in modern Alaska's history that have not only built the Alaska we see today, but also created moments of great contention such as gold and oil. She ties the stories of people who lived during these times to her own story of discovery and change. The book starts with her arrival to Alaska, naive and unaware, where readers will learn and evolve with her as she comes to new realizations.--Provided by publisher.Item Restricted More than God demands: the politics and influence of Christian missions in northwest Alaska, 1897-1918(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Urvina, Anthony, author; Urvina, Sally, author; University of Alaska Press, publisherNear the turn of the twentieth century, the territorial government of Alaska put its support behind a project led by Christian missionaries to convert Alaska Native peoples--and, along the way, bring them into "civilized" American citizenship. Establishing missions in a number of areas inhabited by Alaska Natives, the program was an explicit attempt to erase ten thousand years of Native culture and replace it with Christianity and an American frontier ethic. Anthony Urvina, whose mother was an orphan raised at one of the missions established as part of this program, draws on details from her life in order to present the first full history of this missionary effort. Smoothly combining personal and regional history, he tells the story of his mother's experience amid a fascinating account of Alaska Native life and of the men and women who came to Alaska to spread the word of Christ, confident in their belief and unable to see the power of the ancient traditions they aimed to supplant.--Provided by publisher.Item Restricted The big wild soul of Terrence Cole: an eclectic collection to honor Alaska's public historian(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Soos, Frank, editor; Ehrlander, Mary, editor; University of Alaska Press, publisherThis book is an eclectic festschrift dedicated to Alaska historian and writer Terrence Cole.--Provided by publisher.