Author : John H. Venables
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615427096
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Book Synopsis Journey to Statehood January 3, 1959 to January 3 2009 by : John H. Venables
Download or read book Journey to Statehood January 3, 1959 to January 3 2009 written by John H. Venables and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alaska celebrated its 50th Anniversary of Statehood on January 3, 2009. Part of the celebratory 2009 year had John H Venables trouping across Alaska visiting 20+ towns with his one man re-enactment presentations, dressed in period attire of three eras that led to statehood. His programs were supported by the Alaska Humanities Forum and the Rasmuson Foundation.This book features three characters in the Journey to Statehood: U. S. Secretay of State William Henry Seward (1867) who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia; Judge James Wickersham (1939), Alaska's first federal judge in the interior of Alaska, 1900-1908, who established civil government in a lawless, corrupt and violent region: and E. L. "Bob" Bartlett (1958), Alaska's Delegate to the U. S. Congress, telling how Alaska secured Congressional approval for statehood. The book has these three stories and several historical photos.