Alaska in the Progressive Age: a political history 1896 to1916
| dc.contributor.author | Alton, Thomas, author | |
| dc.contributor.author | University of Alaska Press, publisher | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-25T17:55:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-25T17:55:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references and index. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Alaska emerged from obscurity in the late 1890s, and the growth of its population and economy occurred during an era of Progressive change when the centers of power were shifting from giant business conglomerates to government-mandated regulation and socio-economic reform. The territory benefitted greatly, but progress arrived piecemeal over the course of decades. The pioneers were eager to see Alaska develop. They wanted systems of transportation, communication, and effective law, and they wanted them now. When Congress was slow to act, Alaskans responded with cries of neglect and abuse, and those complaints festered and persisted. Such feelings were not wrong or misplaced. Alaskans living in the moment had no way of peering into the future. But from today's perspective we can see that over time Alaska as both a territory and a state has been enriched far more than neglected or abused by the United States government. The journalist and the historian view the same events through different colored glasses. Each writer brings a unique point of view, and it is these fresh interpretations that keep history alive and vital.--Provided by publisher. | |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Foreword / by Ross Coen -- Introduction -- The prominence of gold in 1890s America -- The beginnings of modern-day Alaska -- The roots of Progressivism -- Congress considers the needs of Alaska -- The Alaska Syndicate emerges as an economic and political force -- Alaskans fight for territorial self-government -- A win for self-government -- Frontier politics in 1912 -- Progressivism and the Alaska Railroad -- The new land of opportunity -- Epilogue. | |
| dc.format.medium | born digital | |
| dc.format.medium | books | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234843 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | University of Alaska Press | |
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| dc.rights.access | Access is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only. | |
| dc.subject | Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959 | |
| dc.subject | Alaska -- Politics and government -- 1867-1959 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Progressivism (United States politics) | |
| dc.title | Alaska in the Progressive Age: a political history 1896 to1916 | |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type | Image |
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