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Book Synopsis The Matanuska Colony Barns by : Helen Hegener
Download or read book The Matanuska Colony Barns written by Helen Hegener and published by Northern Light Media. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1935 the U.S. Government transported 200 families from the Great Depression-stricken midwest to a valley of unparalleled beauty in Alaska, where they were given the chance to begin new lives as part of a federally-funded social experiment, the Matanuska Colony Project. As part of each family's farmstead, a magnificent barn was raised, a sturdy square structure 32' by 32' and soaring 32' high. Today these Colony barns are an iconic reminder of what has been called the last great pioneering adventure in America. "Anyone who travels through the eastern part of Alaska's dramatically beautiful Matanuska Valley soon finds a Colony barn enhancing the landscape. These striking Valley landmarks are the enduring legacy of an all-but-forgotten chapter in American history, when the U.S. government took a direct hand in the lives of thousands of its citizens, offering Depression-distraught farm families an opportunity to begin again in a far-off land with government financing and support. Central to every Colony farm was the barn, a core structure integral to the operation of these family farms." from the preface The Matanuska Colony Barns: The Enduring Legacy of the 1935 Matanuska Colony Project, by Helen Hegener, photographs by Eric Vercammen, Stewart Amgwert, Albert Marquez, Dave Rose, Joanie Juster, Ron Day and others. Foreword by Barbara Hecker. Introduction by James H. Fox. 140 pages, full color. ISBN 978-0-9843977-4-7. Includes Colonist families listing, maps, bibliography, resources, index.
Book Synopsis The 1935 Matanuska Colony Project by : Helen Hegener
Download or read book The 1935 Matanuska Colony Project written by Helen Hegener and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1935 the U.S. Government transported 200 families from the Great Depression-stricken upper midwest to a valley of unparalleled beauty in Alaska, where they were given the chance to begin new lives as part of a federally-funded social experiment. The 1935 Matanuska Colony Project, subtitled "The Remarkable History of a New Deal Experiment in Alaska," shares the enduring legacy of this all-but-forgotten chapter in American history, when the U.S. government took a direct hand in the lives of thousands of its citizens, offering Depression-distraught farm families an opportunity to start over in a far-off land with government financing and support. The Matanuska Colony was not the only government rural rehabilitation project; it was in fact only one of a multitude of complex, ambitious and controversial programs initiated under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Federal Rural Development Program, and other resettlement projects included Dyess Colony, Arkansas; Arthurdale, West Virginia; the Phoenix Homesteads in Arizona; and similar colonies in over a dozen other states. Although fraught with inevitable bureaucratic entanglements, frustrating delays, and a variety of other distractions, the Matanuska Colony actually thrived for the most part, and nearly 200 families remained to raise their families and make their permanent homes in Alaska. Highways were built, the wide Matanuska and Knik Rivers were bridged, and the town of Palmer became the center of commerce and society in the Valley. By 1948, production from the Colony Project farms provided over half of the total Alaskan agricultural products sold. Today the Matanuska Valley draws worldwide attention for its colorful agricultural heritage and its uniquely orchestrated history. This book tells the story of that history.
Book Synopsis Baldy of Nome by : Esther Birdsall Darling
Download or read book Baldy of Nome written by Esther Birdsall Darling and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author :Kirk Haskin Stone Publisher :Washington [D.C.] : U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management ISBN 13 : Total Pages :190 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Alaskan Group Settlement by : Kirk Haskin Stone
Download or read book Alaskan Group Settlement written by Kirk Haskin Stone and published by Washington [D.C.] : U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. This book was released on 1950 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and description of the planned agricultural colonization of the Matanuska Valley in southern Alaska, by 'disadvantaged families' from the United States Midwest.
Book Synopsis Buildings of Alaska by : Alison K. Hoagland
Download or read book Buildings of Alaska written by Alison K. Hoagland and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buildings of Alaska traces Alaska's architecture from the earliest dwellings made of sod, whalebone, and driftwood to the glass and metal skyscrapers of modern-day Anchorage. Focusing on the various cultural traditions that have helped shape the state's architecture, the volume also explores how Alaska's buildings reflect Alaskans' attempts to adapt to the unique conditions of their environment. Alison K. Hoagland examines the contributions to the state's architectural history of three major cultural groups: native Alaskans, Russian settlers, and Americans from the lower 48. Divided into six regions - South Central, Southeastern, Interior, Northern, Western, and Southwestern - entries cover such structures as aboriginal houses, Russian Orthodox churches, log roadhouses, false-front commercial buildings constructed during the gold rush, concrete Moderne public buildings of the 1930s, and high-rise office buildings erected during the oil boom of the 1970s and 1980s. Buildings of Alaska contains over 250 magnificent photographs, drawings, and maps, and will serve as an authoritative reference for scholars and students of architectural history, a compelling source of information for the general reader, and a splendid guidebook for the traveler.
Book Synopsis Aunt Phil's Trunk: Early Alaska by : Phyllis Downing Carlson
Download or read book Aunt Phil's Trunk: Early Alaska written by Phyllis Downing Carlson and published by Aunt Phil's Trunk. This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features stories about Alaska's rich history and was written by late Alaska historian Phyllis Downing Carlson and her niece, Laurel Downing Bill.
Book Synopsis More Readings From One Man's Wilderness by : John Branson
Download or read book More Readings From One Man's Wilderness written by John Branson and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, many people have escaped to nature either permanently or temporarily to rest and recharge. Richard L. Proenneke, a modern-day Henry David Thoreau, is no exception. Proenneke built a cabin in Twin Lakes, Alaska in 1968 and began thirty years of personal growth, which he spent growing more connected to the wilderness in which he lived. This guide through Proenneke’s memories follows the journey that began with One Man’s Wilderness, which contains some of Proenneke’s journals. It continues the story and reflections of this mountain man and his time in Alaska. The editor, John Branson, was a longtime friend of Proenneke’s and a park historian. He takes care that Proenneke’s journals from 1974-1980 are kept exactly as the author wrote them. Branson’s footnotes give a background and a new understanding to the reader without detracting from Proenneke’s style. Anyone with an interest in conservation and genuine wilderness narratives will surely enjoy and treasure this book.
Book Synopsis Sweet Home Alaska by : Carole Estby Dagg
Download or read book Sweet Home Alaska written by Carole Estby Dagg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written this novel . . ."--Kirkus Reviews It's 1934, and times are tough for Trip's family after the mill in their small Wisconsin town closes, leaving her father unemployed. Determined to provide for his family, he moves them all to Alaska to become pioneers as part of President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project. Trip and her family are settling in, except her mom, who balks at the lack of civilization. But Trip feels like she's following in Laura Ingalls Wilder's footsteps, and she hatches a plan to raise enough money for a piano to convince her musical mother that Alaska is a wonderful and cultured home. Her sights set on the cash prize at the upcoming Palmer Colony Fair, but can Trip grow the largest pumpkin possible--using all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise she can muster?
Download or read book Alaska Railroad Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Riding Into the Heart of Patagonia by : Nancy Pfeiffer
Download or read book Riding Into the Heart of Patagonia written by Nancy Pfeiffer and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally from the Denver suburbs, the author later moved to Palmer, Alaska, where she began to take horseback riding lessons. As a novice horsewoman, Nancy Pfeiffer took off across Patagonia alone on horseback. Over the next two decades and three thousand kilometers of rugged horse trail, the hospitable people who live there took her in, and Patagonia slipped silently into her soul.
Book Synopsis The Resettlement Administration by : United States. Farm Security Administration
Download or read book The Resettlement Administration written by United States. Farm Security Administration and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cozy written by Jan Brett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller! A group of clever animals find an unusual but warm and furry home during Alaska's long winter in Jan Brett's newest snowy adventure. Cozy is the softest musk ox in Alaska, with the warmest fur you ever did feel. When a storm hits while he's separated from his family, he starts to feel lonely—but not for long. As the snow piles up, animals start to notice just how warm and cozy Cozy really is! One mama lemming has a bright idea . . . maybe the best place to spend the winter is under Cozy's fur! As more and more animals burrow in, Cozy adds to the house rules: quiet voices, gentle thumping, claws to yourself, no biting, and no pouncing. That seems easy enough . . . until the lemmings, snowshoe hare, snowy owl, arctic fox, and wolverine begin to bicker. Luckily, signs of spring soon appear, and that means Cozy can find his herd and his new friends can head to their summer homes. But not before promising to get cozy with Cozy next year! Jan Brett brings a new lovable character to life through this gorgeous tale of sharing, friendship, and living in harmony. Snuggle up with all of Jan Brett's snowy treasures: The Mitten, The Hat, The Snowy Nap, The Three Snow Bears , and The Trouble With Trolls.
Book Synopsis One Man's Wilderness by : Richard Proenneke
Download or read book One Man's Wilderness written by Richard Proenneke and published by Alaska Northwest Books. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To live in a pristine land, unchanged by man; to roam a wilderness through which few other humans pass; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available; to be not at odds with thye world, but content with one's own thougts and company. Thousands have had such dreams but Richard Proenneke lived them. He found a place, built a cabin and stayed to become part of the country. [This] is a simple account of the day-to-day explorations and activities he carried out alone and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company"--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis Abridged Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc by : Melvil Dewey
Download or read book Abridged Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc written by Melvil Dewey and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clarabelle written by Cris Peterson and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes what life is like for a dairy cow on a Wisconsin farm, telling how they are milked, what they eat, and what they produce besides milk.
Book Synopsis The Colorful Matanuska Valley by : Don L. Irwin
Download or read book The Colorful Matanuska Valley written by Don L. Irwin and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wasilla written by Skip Coghlan and published by Among the Lakes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a fascinating cross-section of Alaskan history through this well researched story. Coghlan tells the story through a narrative history, over 200 historic pictures and historical biographies. Who were the first people in the Upper Cook Inlet area? When? What is a "Wasilla?" Why are there so many lakes in the Wasilla area? What settlers were in the area before there was a Wasilla? Why is Wasilla where it is? Of the 52 first purchasers of Wasilla lots in 1917, who were the eight families left by 1920? How did national events shape Wasilla? What was life like for the early settlers? The colonists? The post-World War II homesteaders? Find the answers to these and many more questions in this centennial history of Wasilla and the area.
