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Shem Pete's Alaska : the territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina

Title
Shem Pete's Alaska : the territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina / [compiled and edited] by James Kari and James A. Fall ; principal contributor, Shem Pete ; additional place names and commentary by Mike Alex ... [et al. ; foreword by William Bright].
Publication
Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, ©2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Kari, James M.
  • Fall, James A.
  • Pete, Shem, approximately 1896-1989.
  • Alex, Mike.
Description
xxi, 392 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 29 cm
Summary
Shem Pete, the colorful and brilliant raconteur from Susitna Station, Alaska, left a rich legacy of knowledge about the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina world. Shem was one of the most versatile storytellers and historians in twentieth century Alaska. His lifetime travel map of approximately 13,500 square miles is one of the largest ever documented in this degree of detail anywhere in the world.
Subject
  • Dena'ina Indians
  • Names, Dena'ina
  • Names, Geographical > Alaska
  • Dena'ina language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
  • Names, Geographical
  • Alaska > History, Local
  • Alaska
Genre/Form
Local history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-367) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction -- Western Cook Inlet -- Lower Susitna River -- Fish Creek -- Alexander Creek -- Lower Yentna River -- Skwentna River to the Rainy Pass Area -- Upper Yentna River, Lake Creek, and Kahiltna River -- Middle Susitna River -- Chulitna River -- Upper Susitna River -- Talkeetna River -- Little Susitna River -- Western Knik Arm -- Matanuska River -- Eastern Knik Arm and the Anchorage area -- Turnagain Arm and Point Possession.
ISBN
  • 1889963569
  • 9781889963563
  • 1889963577
  • 9781889963570
LCCN
2004270606
OCLC
  • ocm53275917
  • 53275917
  • SCSB-1314335
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library