Title Finding true north : firsthand stories of the booms that built modern Alaska / by Molly Rettig

Published Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 262 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Gold -- Air -- Oil -- Subsistence Summary "Molly Rettig leads readers through pivotal moments in modern Alaska's history that have not only built the Alaska we see today, but also created moments of great contention such as gold and oil. She ties the stories of people who lived during these times to her own story of discovery and change. The book starts with her arrival to Alaska, naive and unaware, where readers will learn and evolve with her as she comes to new realizations"-- Provided by publisher Notes Includes index Molly Rettig is communications director at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center. She moved to Fairbanks in 2010 to work at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, and still lives there with her husband and two daughters Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 18, 2021) Subject Rettig, Molly. SUBJECT Rettig, Molly Subject Gold mines and mining -- Alaska -- History Petroleum industry and trade -- Alaska -- History Alaska Natives -- Biography Alaska Natives Gold mines and mining Petroleum industry and trade Travel SUBJECT Alaska -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003150 Alaska -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003144 Alaska -- Biography Subject Alaska Genre/Form Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2020030589 ISBN 9781602234444 1602234442

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