City for empire : an Anchorage history, 1914-1941 / Preston Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Preston, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City and town life--Alaska--Anchorage--History--20th century.

City and town life.

Pacific Area--History--20th century.

Pacific Area.

Pacific Area--Social conditions--20th century.

Anchorage (Alaska)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Anchorage (Alaska).

Anchorage (Alaska)--Social conditions--20th century.

Anchorage (Alaska)--History--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First settled in 1915, Anchorage, Alaska, was founded with the American empire in mind. During World War I, it served as a conduit through which coal could be shipped to the Pacific, where the US Navy was engaged with Japan. Decades later, during World War II, Anchorage became an equally important site for the defense of the mainland and the projection of American power. City for Empire tells the story of Anchorage's development in that period, focusing in particular on the international context of the city's early decades and its surprisingly diverse inhabitants. A thorough yet accessible rea.

Contents:

Context

Interlude: Nature

Beginnings

Interlude: Socialism

War

Interlude: Z.J. Loussac

Inside

Interlude: Mikami family photographs

Outside

Transition

Appendix: Alaska's new era; New conditions; Anchorage; The Japanese menace; Applies to Resurrection Bay; Alaskans form type; Loussac's daily gossip; "The orphan's complaint"; Natives and World War One; Sons of Japan living here; Liberal in all patriotic movements; Immigration; No room for job hunters; Eklutna Industrial School; Civilization is menaced by Spanish savagery; A message from the Kimura family; Good advice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-205) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781602230859

1602230854

OCLC:

893740917