Aunt Phil's Trunk 1935-1960 Volume Four
by Phillis Downing Carlson Author, Laurel Downing Bill Author
WWII, Cold War and statehood take hold! 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 the Last Frontier. 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 9-99 will enjoy these short stories and the historical photographs that bring Alaska's history alive.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- book
- ISBN
- 978-1-940479-25-5
- Print Status
- In Print
- chapters
- 29
- Pages
- 354
- Suggested Grades
- 4th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- Alaska
- Historical Setting
- 1935 - 1960
- Publisher
- Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC
- Edition
- Third
- Copyright
- 2009
- Written
- 2009
chapters
- 1 Defense For Alaska
- 2 Russia's Secret Mission
- 3 Army Base Revitalizes Anchorage
- 4 Railroader Tunnels to Whittier
- 5 Road Heads North to Alaska
- 6 Outposts Sprout Up
- 7 Eskimo Scouts Volunteer
- 8 The Flying Baritone from Fairbanks
- 9 J. Doolittle: Nome Town Boy
- 10 Dutch Harbor Attacked
- 11 Enemy Invades Attu
- 12 Japanese Americans Interred
- 13 Aleuts Become Refugees
- 14 Enemy Ousted From Aleutians
- 15 1945: Discrimination Torpedoed
- 16 1947: Reeve Airways Takes Flight
- 17 1948: Murderer Nominated King
- 18 1948: Alaska Airlines Makes History
- 19 In Other News
- 20 'Red Scare' Brings Boom
- 21 Anchorage: Jewel on the Tundra
- 22 Other Alaska Towns Grow
- 23 Tuberculosis: The Alaska Scourge
- 24 Early Movers & Shakers
- 25 Statehood Momentum Builds
- 26 Egan: The Final Push
- 27 Black Gold Tips the Balance
- 28 We're In
- 29 'Simple Flag of the Last Frontier'
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