Laurel Downing Bill Knihy

New Third Edition with Index! Chronicling Alaska’s colorful past from early Native life up to the Klondike Gold Rush! -Richly assembled with hundreds of rare historical photographs and entertaining short stories.-Aunt Phil’s Trunk brings Alaska’s history alive for ages 9 to 99.-Compiled and written after decades of research-The tales of adventure that unfold within these pages are as intriguing and fascinating as Alaska itself. The authors pay homage to the Alaska Natives, trappers, mushers, merchants and prospectors who forged a life in the Last Frontier. -Whether you’ve lived in Alaska all your life, or you’ve always wanted to visit.-You will be enthralled by this collection of stories and photos.-A treasure trove of Alaska historical goodness!

New! Aunt Phil's Trunk Teacher Guide with answers and grading system for Alaska history 1900 to 1912Alaska history Curriculum from Early 1900s to Territorial AlaskaDid you •Hollywood stars played Alaska’s vaudeville circuit during the gold-rush days?•Famous lawman Wyatt Earp followed the gold rush and built a bar in Nome?•The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century happened in Alaska in 1912?This curriculum guide, along with accompanying book Aunt Phil’s Trunk Volume Two, makes learning about Alaska history fun for your child. The easy-to-read short storiesand hundreds of historical photographs in the series truly bring Alaska history alive.Teacher Guide contains answers for corresponding Student Comprehension questions~ Map activities~ Discussion ideas~ Enrichment activities~ Suggestions for additional history readings~ Suggestions for links to more information~ Fun puzzles that correspond to Unit lessons• Word Search Puzzles• Word Scramble Puzzles• Crossword Puzzles~ Unit ReviewsAll resources and activities are specifically designed for grades 4-12.From the gold rushes of Interior Alaska in the early 1900s to Alaska becoming a territoryof the United States in 1912, this curriculum for Alaska’s history will captivate your child.

Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume OneCurriculum that brings Alaska history alive!Teacher Guide: Early AlaskaHistory Curriculum from Early Native Life up to 1900Did you know:¿ Mysterious petroglyph stones dot Alaska's coastline?¿ The last shot of the American Civil War boomed in the Bering Sea?¿ The Klondike Gold Rush began after a man dreamed of gold-covered salmon?This curriculum guide, along with accompanying book Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume One, makes learning about Alaska history fun for your child. The easy-to-read short stories and hundreds of historical photographs in the series truly bring Alaska history alive.Teacher Guide contains:~ Comprehension questions~ Map activities~ Discussion ideas~ Enrichment activities~ Suggestions for additional history readings~ Suggestions for links to more information~ Fun puzzles that correspond to Unit lessons¿ Word Search Puzzles¿ Word Scramble Puzzles¿ Crossword Puzzles~ Unit Reviews~ Unit TestsAll resources and activities are specifically designed for grades 4-12.From the arrival of Alaska's Native people to the Klondike Gold Rush era, this curriculumfor Alaska's history will captivate your child.

New with Index! A must-read for all who enjoy Alaska history! Adventurers, crooks and lawmen flooded into Alaska following the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. Towns like Nome, Fairbanks and Valdez blossomed on the tundra and soon filled with merchants, madams, miners and more. In this second book of the Aunt Phil's Trunk series, readers are taken on a journey of discovery when prospectors stumbled across gold in the Iditarod, men summited the mighty mountain called Denali, and the people of Kodiak survived the largest volcanic eruption in North American history. Readers from ages 9 to 99 will love this collection of stories and more than 300 historical photographs that highlight Alaska's colorful past from 1900 to 1912.

New with Index! Alaska statehood - a historic 25 years! This fifth book in the Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series highlights the first 25 years of statehood through short stories and hundreds of historical photographs. Not only did the optimistic citizens of the Great Land create a government from scratch in just a few years, they also dealt with many challenges. Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Five shares firsthand accounts of survivors who experienced the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and the devastating tsunamis that followed that 9.2 temblor. It also features stories about the discovery of "black gold" on the North Slope in the late 1960s, and how Alaska's Native people fought for their land and won the largest settlement ever granted Native Americans. That agreement cleared the way for oil companies to build an 800-mile pipeline through some of the most rugged and remote country in the world during the 1970s. Alaskans also learned that evil lurked under the midnight sun in the 1980s, as they ended the first 25 years of statehood with six mass murders. Women in Anchorage became prey when a mild-mannered baker turned into a butcher. Residents of Manley Hot Springs disappeared soon after a drifter arrived in their quiet town. And several citizens of McCarthy died when a newcomer decided he wanted to destroy Alaska's oil pipeline.

New! Aunt Phil's Trunk Teacher Guide with answers and grading system for Alaska history 1935 to 1960Alaska history curriculum from World War II through the struggle for statehood.Did you • The Japanese bombed and occupied two islands in the Aleutian Chain during WW II? • The U.S. Air Force song was written by an Alaskan? • Eskimo Scouts guarded more than 2,000 miles of Alaska's coastline for no pay?This curriculum guide, along with accompanying book Aunt Phil’s Trunk Volume Four, makeslearning about Alaska history fun for your child. The easy-to-read short stories and hundredsof historical photographs in the series truly bring Alaska history alive.Teacher Guide Comprehension questions~ Map activities~ Discussion ideas~ Enrichment activities~ Suggestions for additional history readings~ Suggestions for links to more information~ Fun puzzles that correspond to Unit lessons• Word Search Puzzles• Word Scramble Puzzles• Crossword Puzzles~ Unit ReviewsAll resources and activities are specifically designed for grades 4-12.From a secret mission with the Russians during World War II to the discovery of oil inCook Inlet in the 1950s, this curriculum for Alaska’s history will captivate your child.

Alaska trivia and puzzles based on Alaska's colorful past, wildlife and geography.

New with Index! World War II, the Cold War era and statehood take hold in the Last Frontier! The years from 1935 to 1960 changed Alaska forever. World War II brought Japanese bombs and soldiers to the Aleutians, big defense dollars to build a road to the Lower 48 and Russian pilots to fly secret missions out of Fairbanks. The Cold War era saw more folks stream into Alaska. And along with them came a proliferation of TB, a civil rights battle for the Native people and a struggle to win statehood. Readers from 9 to 99 will enjoy these short stories and the historical photographs that help bring Alaska's history alive.

Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Three Teacher Guide with answers and grading system for Alaska history from 1912 to 1935 Alaska history curriculum from territorial days to colonists arriving in Matanuska Valley Did you know: - The Alaska Railroad spurred the birth of Alaska's largest town in 1915? - Mushers and dogs risked death to deliver life-saving diphtheria serum to Nome in 1925? - Aviator Wiley Post and Will Rogers crashed their plane and died near Barrow in 1935? This curriculum guide, along with accompanying book Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Three, makes learning about Alaska history fun for your child. The easy-to-read short stories and hundreds of historical photographs in the series truly bring Alaska history alive. Teacher Guide contains: Comprehension questions Map activities Discussion ideas Enrichment activities Suggestions for additional history readings Suggestions for links to more information Fun puzzles that correspond to Unit lessons - Word Search Puzzles - Word Scramble Puzzles - Crossword Puzzles Unit Reviews All resources and activities are specifically designed for grades 4-12. From building the Alaska Railroad between Seward and Fairbanks to growing giant vegetables in the Matanuska Valley, this curriculum for Alaska's history will captivate your child.

In this omnibus volume is included the verse of Robert Service from the beginning of his remarkable career up to 1940.