Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 The Prominence of Gold in 1890s America 19
6. 2 The Beginnings of Modern-Day Alaska 49
7. 3 The Roots of Progressivism 75
8. 4 Congress Considers the Needs of Alaska 96
9. 5 The Alaska Syndicate Emerges as an Economic and Political Force 120
10. 9 Alaskans Fight for Territorial Self-Government 139
11. 7 A Win for Self-Government 157
12. 8 Frontier Politics in 1912 171
13. 9 Progressivism and the Alaska Railroad 185
14. 10 The New Land of Opportunity 205
15. Epilogue 222
16. Notes 237
17. References Cited 257
18. Acknowledgments 268
19. Index 269