History of the Central Brooks Range Gaunt Beauty, Tenuous Life

History of the Central Brooks Range is an ambitious social history of the exploration of northern Alaska, including anthropological descriptions of the Native groups that make the central Brooks Range and its surroundings their home. Humans have inhabited this stark landscape for thousands of years, and their adaptability is still evident there today. Combining early Western accounts with ethnohistory, William E. Brown shows readers the challenges of the Koyukuk region and the rich cultural heritage that still exists in the Arctic today. His clear and accessible writing leads the reader from prehistory through early exploration, mining, the gold rush, and finally to the creation of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in 1980.Brown, William E. is the author of 'History of the Central Brooks Range Gaunt Beauty, Tenuous Life', published 2007 under ISBN 9781602230095 and ISBN 1602230099.