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Tag Archives: Samuel Hall Young
Iditarod Trail History
I assembled the following photos relating to Iditarod Trail history for the BLM Alaska Idita-Chat on January 20. As it turned out, circumstances changed and I only posted a few of the descriptions, and none of the photos, so I … Continue reading
Alaskan Roadhouses Review
The Anchorage Press features a great review of my latest book, Alaskan Roadhouses, in the January 14 issue. I love what David Fox wrote about my book: “In Alaskan Roadhouses, Helen Hegener reconstructs the scant history of these establishments and … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, News & Information
Tagged Alaska, Alaskan Roadhouses, Book Reviews, books, David Fox, Fairbanks, Helen Hegener, Iditarod Trail, Leonhard Seppala, mushing, mushing history, Nome, Northern Light Media, Roadhouses, S. Hall Young, Samuel Hall Young, sled dogs, The Mushing Parson, Yukon River
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Alaskan Roadhouses
The newest book from Northern Light Media is Alaskan Roadhouses: Shelter, Food and Lodging Along Alaska’s Roads and Trails, by Helen Hegener. Scheduled for publication November 1, 2015, this 277-page book recounts the fascinating histories of twenty-four roadhouses, and presents … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Alaska, Frank G. Carpenter, Helen Hegener, Icy Hell, Iditarod National Historic Trail, Iditarod Trail, James Wickersham, Leonhard Seppala, M. Clark, Nome Gold Rush, Northern Light Media, Richardson Highway, road houses, Roadhouse Tales, Roadhouses, Samuel Hall Young, Steese Highway, Valdez to Eagle Trail, Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, William E. Gordon
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S. Hall Young, Mushing Parson
“In the summer of 1879 I was stationed at Fort Wrangell in southeastern Alaska, whence I had come the year before, a green young student fresh from college and seminary–very green and very fresh–to do what I could towards establishing … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Days with John Muir, Chilkoot Pass, Crow Creek Pass, Dr. Young, Fort Wrangell, Glacier Bay, Helen Hegener, Iditarod Trail, John Muir, Klondike, Knik, mushing, mushing history, Northern Light Media, Old Knik, Reverend Young, S. Hall Young, Samuel Hall Young, Seward, Stickeen, The Mushing Parson, Yukon River
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