Project Gutenberg 2005-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 78 Jón Ólafsson 1850 1916 Jon Olafsson Ólafsson, Jón 01016607 Alaska Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced from page images available from the Library of Congress, at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/mtfrb.16607 "Alaska" by Jón Ólafsson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work presents an in-depth exploration of Alaska, focusing on its geography, natural resources, and the potential for colonization, particularly from an Icelandic perspective. Ólafsson, who was a part of the Icelandic expedition to Alaska in the mid-1800s, underscores the significance of the land for potential settlers while detailing its unique environment and indigenous cultures. The opening portion of the book introduces the geographical boundaries of Alaska, setting the stage for a detailed description of its natural features, including its coastlines, islands, fjords, and rivers. It also emphasizes Alaska's potential for settlement and economic development, particularly in terms of its rich resources and navigable waters. Ólafsson includes insights into the history of exploration in the region, mentioning the significance of Russian exploration, and hints at the cultural landscape shaped by the movement of both the indigenous peoples and incoming settlers, which promises to be a theme throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) is Alaska -- Description and travel Immigrants -- Alaska Icelanders -- Alaska Alaska -- Emigration and immigration Iceland -- Emigration and immigration F850.5 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 246135 244647 2024-10-07T04:21:28.189971 2023-09-07T06:19:05.854098 text/html text/html 226620 2005-02-26T02:56:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 89302 2005-02-26T02:56:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159136 2024-10-07T04:21:35.278901 application/epub+zip 161981 2024-10-07T04:21:30.750916 application/epub+zip 161981 2024-10-07T04:21:29.368943 application/epub+zip 269914 2024-10-07T04:21:38.392877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251350 2024-10-07T04:21:34.123917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229390 2022-09-07T20:21:21.374326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219406 2024-10-07T04:21:27.582963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219300 2005-08-06T18:20:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 87734 2005-08-06T18:20:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 202693 2005-02-26T02:54:18 text/plain; charset=windows-1252 85392 2005-02-26T02:56:40 text/plain; charset=windows-1252 application/zip 21781 2024-10-07T04:21:38.536903 application/rdf+xml 9152 2024-10-07T04:21:29.934942 image/jpeg 2697 2024-10-07T04:21:29.659974 image/jpeg 152707 2024-10-07T04:21:28.211964 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia