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The average rating for Ice Bound Empire: Industry and Politics on the Last Frontier, 1898-1938 based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.
| Review # 1 was written on 2015-06-29 00:00:00 David Hunt Great book for telling you the history of Alaska from 1898-1938. I enjoyed all the personal aspects--the letters back and forth that told of various influential men of the time. The main focus was on George Hazelet. The book told the story of how he went to Alaska during the Gold Rush at the time, and ended up being a big part of the building of Alaska through starting townships and buying up land and finding copper and oil and buying into various industries. It's an amazing story throughout the book that shows the hardships that the early prospectors and industry leaders had to deal with, physically, with the icy glaciers and untamed land of Alaska, and politically, dealing with the government and railroads, trying to get Alaska recognized and get roads and railways funded, and well as laws to start towns. It's a compelling story in this very informative book. I recommend it. Thanks to the author and goodreads for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. |
| Review # 2 was written on 2015-07-01 00:00:00 Charles Hanson If you read HAZELET'S JOURNAL, ICEBOUND EMPIRE tells the rest of George Cheever Hazelet's story along with two other gritty characters, Stephen Birch and David Jarvis. Also, if you want to learn more about the development of early Alaska railroads, Elizabeth Tower's book is an interesting read. Old Stone Press has added new content, maps and photographs to this "Special" third edition. The discovery of a hand written letter by George Hazelet to Catherine Wilson, a nomadic chronicler of events in early Alaska territory at the turn of the twentieth century and publisher of "Copper Tints," gives us an encompassing and refreshing first-hand account of the early railway development in what is still know as the "Last American Frontier." |
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