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The Alaskan
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Title: The Alaskan
Author: James Oliver Curwood
Release Date: April 1, 2004 [eBook #11867]
Language: English
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THE ALASKAN
A Novel of the North
By JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
With Illustrations by Walt Louderback
To the strong-hearted men and women of Alaska, the new empire rising in the North, it is for me an honor and a privilege to dedicate this work.
JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
Owosso, Michigan August 1, 1923
THE ILLUSTRATIONS
It was as if the man was deliberately insulting her (Frontispiece).
The long, black launch nosed its way out to sea.
The man wore a gun ... within reach of his hand.