Nathalie Fairbank's journey down the Yukon River in 1905

Abstract In 1905 Nathalie Fairbank left Seattle on a journey by sea, train and river across Yukon Territory and Alaska, accompanying Brigadier A. W. Greely and his daughter on a tour of inspection of US Army Signal Corps telegraph posts along the Yukon River. This article is her account of the journ...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: de Freitas, Helen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Yukon
Fairbank
Polar Record
Yukon river
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009578
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009578
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Summary:Abstract In 1905 Nathalie Fairbank left Seattle on a journey by sea, train and river across Yukon Territory and Alaska, accompanying Brigadier A. W. Greely and his daughter on a tour of inspection of US Army Signal Corps telegraph posts along the Yukon River. This article is her account of the journey, with contemporary illustrations.

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