The Harriman Alaska expedition of 1899 [electronic resource] : scientists, naturalists, artists and others document America's last frontier / John J. Michalik.

"In 1899, one of America's wealthiest men assembled an interdisciplinary team of experts--many of whom would become legendary in their fields--to join him, entirely at his expense, on a voyage to the largely unknown territory of Alaska. The Harriman Expedition remains unparalleled in its conception...

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