[PDF] Aleutian Islands eBook

Author : James R. Mackovjak
Publisher : Documentary Media LLC and University of Washington
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 27,26 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781933245270

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Unique among U.S. maritime cargo operations, the Aleutian trade is and has always been carried on by small break-bulk cargo vessels, through severe weather, and a grueling schedule; not an industry for the weak, timid, or foolhardy. Contained in these pages is a history of the Aleutian trade, from the sailing vessels of the 19th century that transported salted cod, to the mailboats that for decades provided the region s only scheduled communication with the outside world, to the make-do, rough-and-tumble, seafood-driven fleet expansion of the 1980s, to the small but capable fleet of today. It is a history of small ships and the people who owned and operated them, set in a severe and unforgiving environment, and framed by an evolving marine resource-based economy.

Author : George L. MacGarrigle
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 37,84 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :

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Provides one in a series of 40 illustrated brochures that describe the campaigns in which U.S. Army troops participated during the war. Each brochure describes the strategic setting, traces the operations of the major American units involved, and analyzes the impact of the campaign on future operations.

Author : Scott O'Dell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0395069629

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Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.

Author : Henry Bascom Collins
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Aleutian Islands (Alaska).
ISBN :

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Contains 3 papers about Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Topics include description and geology of islands, discovery and early history, ethnic relationships of the Aleuts, Aleutian land-bridge theory, ethnology, wildlife, and vegetation.

Author : Galen Roger Perras
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774809900

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The Aleutian Islands, a mostly forgotten portion of the United States on the southwest coast of Alaska, have often assumed a key role in American military strategy. This work examines the Japanese occupation of the western Aleutians, which climaxed in the horrendous battle for Attu.

Author : Olaus Johan Murie
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 12,64 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Animals
ISBN :

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Systematic account of the results of a survey made in 1936 and 1937 to aid supervision of the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. (AB60374).

Author : Transportation Research Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 32,54 MB
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309177456

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TRB Special Report 293, Risk of Vessel Accidents and Spills in the Aleutian Islands: Designing a Comprehensive Risk Assessment, provides guidance for a comprehensive risk assessment of vessel accidents and spills in the Aleutian Islands. The report examines data related to the risk of oil, chemical, and other hazardous cargo spills from vessel traffic through the Aleutian Islands and identifies key information needed to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment.