Exploration of Alaska 1865-1900

First published in 1965, this pioneering, in-depth historical analysis of Alaskan exploration has become one of the milestones of Alaska’s historical literature. Sherwood believed that the federal government was almost exclusively responsible for the vast increase in the world’s knowledge of Alaska and did not agree with many who felt that the country had been neglected by the federal government. Numerous photos of Alaska explorers between the Civil War and the turn of the century are included and add to adventures described in this historical book.