The life and times of John W. Clark of Nushagak, Alaska, 1846-1896 / John B. Branson.
| Author/creator |
Branson, John B. |
| Other author/creator | Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (Agency : U.S.) |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Anchorage, Alaska : Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, 2012. |
| Description | xiii, 249 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 23 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Research/resources management report NPS/AR/CRR-2012-77 Research/resources management report (Anchorage, Alaska) ; AR/CRR-2012-77. ^A476196 |
| Contents | Timeline of the life of John W. Clark -- The Western Union Telegraph Company Russo-American expedition, 1866-1867 -- The Alaska Commercial Company and Trading on the Yukon River, 1868-1874 -- Clark trades on the Kuskokwim River, 1874-1868 -- Clark becomes ensconced on Nushagak Bay, 1879 -- The U.S. Signal Service-Smithsonian years in Nushagak, 1881-1885 -- The demise of Charles McKay and his legacy of scientific inquiry -- The Moravian missionaries arrive at Nushagak Bay in 1884, and the Dawn of the Bristol Bay canned salmon industry -- Clark marries, and rival churches spar, 1887 -- Clark and the Bristol Bay Commercial salmon industry -- Clark and the Wood River fish trap -- The Alaska Commercial Company and Trader Clark -- Clark and the naming of Lake Clark, 1890-1891 -- The last years of John W. Clark of Nushagak -- Clark's contribution to Alaska history. |
| General note | Shipping list no.: 2012-0282-P. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-238) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780979643262 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0979643260 (pbk.) |
| GPO item number | 0648 |
| Govt. docs number | I 29.2:AL 1 S/7 |
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| Joyner | Fed Docs Stacks | I 29.2:AL 1 S/7 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |