Aunt Phil's Trunk: Volume 2 - Softcover

Laurel Downing Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578333431 ISBN 13: 9781578333431

Publisher: Laurel Downing Bill, 2007

Synopsis

Alaska history decoded!
 
Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two will keep you spellbound!
 
If you enjoy reading entertaining nonfiction short stories, then you will love Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two. Not only do these easy-to-read pages keep you hooked to see what happens next, they also offer a window into the past through hundreds of historical photographs.
 
Did you know?

• Hollywood stars played Alaska's vaudeville circuit during the gold-rush days?
• Famous lawman Wyatt Earp followed the gold rush and built a bar in Nome?
• The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century happened in Alaska in 1912?

 
These and dozens more little-known stories fill the pages of Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two and share Alaska's colorful past from 1900 to 1912.
 
Aunt Phil's wonderful trunk is actually a treasure chest, filled with so many delights that only multiple volumes can contain them all.... - Wayne Mergler, Author The Last New Land

Aunt Phil's Trunk is a true Alaska treasure trove. The illustrations alone are worth the $19.95 price, but the narratives from front to back are equally praiseworthy. For those who love Alaska history, this easy-to-read collection is highly recommended.
            - William J. Tobin, Senior Editor, Voice of the Times
 
Aunt Phil's Trunk offers a stimulating and well-researched journey to Alaska's past. Compiled and written after decades of research, the tales of the adventures are as intriguing and fascinating as the rare old photographs. - Jane Harper-Haines, Author, Cold River Spirits
 
More than 10,000 copies of print book sold worldwide!
 
Order your copy of Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two now!
 


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The Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series is noted for its easy-to-read short stories and hundreds of historical photographs that complement the entertaining nonfiction writing. Suitable for ages 9 to 99, the second book in the series shares stories from about 1900 to 1912.
 
Filled with close to 350 historical photographs, Volume Two shares the stories of stampeders who did not find their riches in the Klondike. so they set their sights on Alaska's interior. Readers follow adventurers as they stake claims near towns like Nome, Fairbanks and Ruby.
 
When two prospectors stumbled upon gold in the Iditarod region, more gold seekers flooded into the area and blazed a trail from Seward to Nome that became known as the Iditarod Trail.
 
Other stories include:

• The rugged pioneers who hacked trails through the wilderness to set up the U.S. Postal System
• The adventurers who attempted to scale Alaska's tallest peaks
• The devastating eruption of Novarupta that created the Valley of 10,000 Smokes
• PLUS a photo essay showing the famous Iditarod Trail back in the day

Many more stories fill the pages of Volume Two, including how early lawmen tried to tame a vast lawless land, how speculators carved routes to resources like copper and coal and how men like Robert Service and Eustace Ziegler turned their words and paint into lasting memories for those who love the Great Land.

This volume is a treasure trove of short stories about Alaska's colorful past and is filled with close to 350 rare historical photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

Third-generation Alaskan Laurel Downing Bill has turned her Alaska historian aunt's work into a lovely series of books that highlight Alaska's colorful past. Downing Bill earned a degree in journalism from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2003 and wrote several award-winning articles while employed as a reporter for the Anchorage Chronicle newspaper from 2002-2004. Her weekly Alaska history column, titled "Aunt Phil's Trunk," was a favorite with the paper's subscribers. Bill's award-winning stories have appeared in newspapers throughout Alaska, as well as Alaska Magazine, Mushing magazine and First Alaskans magazine.

Review:

“After two enormously entertaining books with more than 700 pages between them, this series still hasn’t even made it much past 1913. With nearly a full century of history yet to be explored, we can all hope for many more volumes to come.”
– David A. James, Reviewer, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“Aunt Phil’s Trunk: Volume Two is a thought-provoking and informative book that will captivate both younger and older readers.”
– Michelle Stanley, Reviewer, Reader’s Favorite

“Aunt Phil’s Trunk Volume Two by Laurel Downing Bill truly does bring Alaska’s history alive ... bringing it to us in such a fascinating and enthralling way. I can’t wait for the next installment!”
–  Anne-Marie Reynolds, Reviewer, Readers’ Favorite

“Author Laurel Downing Bill had me spellbound as I read the stories and studied the maps and experienced vicariously the hardships and the excitement of exploration through the incredible pictures that accompany the text... Book 2 is everything I thought it would be, based on book 1, and a little more. An excellent read!”
– Jack Magnus, Reviewer, Readers’ Favorite

“I think anyone who has even a passing interest in Alaska or history will fall in love with this series the way I have. A high recommendation for the second volume in the Bringing Alaska’s History alive series.”
– Kathryn Bennett, Reviewer, Readers’ Favorite

"The history of Alaska comes alive once more in Aunt Phil’s Trunk Volume 2 ... an amusing read that allows readers to learn as they are being entertained ... It is a fascinating read that is sure to enthrall both scholars and casual readers alike.”
– Tania Staley, Reviewer, Readers’ Favorite

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurel Downing Bill
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1578333431
• ISBN 13: 9781578333431
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376