Imagining Anchorage
The Making of America's Northernmost Metropolis
by Barnett, James (ed.)
Hartman, Ian (ed.)
488 p., 132 color plates, 9 x 11
Format: Cloth
Price: $45.00
2018
Anchorage has grown from a town site
of tents to become the largest city in the
state. It just celebrated its centenary in
2015, but it has seen inhabitants for millennia.
Combining full-color images
with insightful essays, Imaging Anchorage
is the most expansive and comprehensive
take on this exceptional city.
This book brings together twenty
renowned contributors, from historians
to long-time locals, to tell a piece
of Anchorage’s story. The essays cover
the major movements in Anchorage:
the first people, the arrival of Europeans,
the founding of Anchorage, and its
transformation into a modern city. The
chapters highlight topics such as indigenous
history, exploration and early
colonialism, the rise of the oil industry,
the of economic importance of Alaska
Native Corporations, the civil rights
movement in Alaska, and the role of the
military through Anchorage’s past and
present.
James K. Barnett is an Alaska attorney and author. Ian C. Hartman is associate professor of
history at the University of Alaska Anchorage.