Alaska
- ISBN-10
- 0394551540
- ISBN-13
- 9780394551548
- Series
- Alaska
- Category
- Fiction / General
- Pages
- 868
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- James Albert Michener
Description
The high points in the story of Alaska since the American acquisition are brought vividly to life through more than 100 characters, real and fictional.
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