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William B. Stephenson. The Land of Tomorrow
The Land of Tomorrow
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I. NORTHWARD HO!
CHAPTER II. THE LAND OF TOMORROW
CHAPTER III. ST. MICHAEL
CHAPTER IV. NORTHERN LIGHTS
CHAPTER V. GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
CHAPTER VI. POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER VII. THE PARALLEL STEEL BARS
CHAPTER VIII. FLOWERS AND BIRDS OF THE NORTHLAND
CHAPTER IX. MT. MCKINLEY NATIONAL PARK
Moral
CHAPTER X. THE ALL-ALASKA SWEEPSTAKES
CHAPTER XI. BURIED WEALTH
CHAPTER XII. THE HAUNT OF THE SALMON
CHAPTER XIII. THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER XIV. THE CITIES OF THE FAR NORTH
CHAPTER XV. THE NATIVE RACES
THE SONG OF THE INNUIT
CHAPTER XVI. SOCIAL LIFE IN ALASKA
CHAPTER XVII. THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC
CHAPTER XVIII. ALASKA AND THE WAR
CHAPTER XIX. ALASKAN WRITERS
AN IMPRESSION OF ALASKA
CONCLUSION
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William B. Stephenson
Published by Good Press, 2021
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At about half speed we started to plow through the ice. We made about fifty miles. Then the ice became much thicker and more difficult to penetrate. Many times we came to a standstill. Then we would back up some eight or nine hundred feet and at full speed would go ahead again, ramming the ice with all possible force. It was necessary to hold on to the rail in order to keep one's feet.
Now, this sort of thing may be interesting for a certain length of time, but when it becomes continuous one's interest flags! Operations were suspended for thirty minutes three times a day while meals were served, but except for these intervals, it went on night and day. I say night and day, but it was principally day. At this time of year there was only about one hour of the twenty-four when one could not see to read in his state-room without the electric light.
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