Aunt Phil's Trunk
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Aunt Phil's Trunk: Bringing Alaska's history alive!
By Bill, LaurelAfter the American purchase of Alaska, George W. Palmer opened a store there in the 1880s called Palmer's Cache. It relied upon the local fur trade. Knik, an Indian name meaning “fire,” also supplied the Willow Creek Mining District, ...
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Aunt Phil's Trunk: Bringing Alaska's history alive!
By Bill, LaurelBrown confirmed Parker's account. He also added that in Cook's book there was not one date given from the time he left the Chulitna River, which made intelligent criticism impossible. Brown asserted further that he never saw Cook make a ...
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Aunt Phil's Trunk: Bringing Alaska's history alive!
By Bill, Laurel... DSkagway; Harold Z. Hansen, DCordova; Bruce Kendall, RValdez; James J. Hurley, DPalmer; Helen M. Fischer, DAnchorage; James E. Fisher, DAnchorage; John S. Hellenthal, DAnchorage; Earl D. Hillstrand, DAnchorage; Peter J. Kalamarides, ...
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Aunt Phil's Trunk: Early Alaska
By Phyllis Downing Carlson, Laurel Downing BillVessels flying British, French and Hawaiian flags were inspected and let pass, but American whalers were seized, according to an article written by Robert N. DeArmond in the July 1937 issue of The Alaska Sportsman.
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Aunt Phil's Trunk: Bringing Alaska's history alive!
By Bill, LaurelSuitable for ages 9 to 99, the first book in the series shares stories from early Alaska up to about 1900.
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Aunt Phil's Trunk: An Alaska Historian's Collection of Treasured Tales
By Phyllis Downing Carlson, Laurel Downing BillFrom grizzly old prospectors to poke-stealing scoundrels, "Aunt Phil's Trunk" is a treasure trove of short stories about Alaska's colorful past and includes more than 250 rare historical photographs.
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Aunt Phil's Trunk: Early Alaska
By Phyllis Downing Carlson, Laurel Downing BillFeatures stories about Alaska's rich history and was written by late Alaska historian Phyllis Downing Carlson and her niece, Laurel Downing Bill.