What Has Alaska
to Offer Postwar Pioneers?

Contents|Introduction|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|
Discussion|Reading

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By Merle Colby,
Office of War Information

Contents

Introduction

Should I Go to Alaska?

• Do I like to work?
• Do I get along well with others?
• Can I do more than one thing?
• Am I physically fit?
• Have I some capital?

Should I Take My Family?

How Do I Get There?

What Kind of Climate Does Alaska Have?

What Is the Country Like?

• Southeastern Alaska.
• South Central Alaska.
• Interior Alaska.
• Southwestern Alaska.
• Bering Sea Coast.
• The Arctic

What Are the People Like?

• White
• Natives

Who Built Alaska?

How Is Alaska Governed?

How Do Alaskans Make a Living?

• Farming
• Fishing
• Mining
• Trapping and Fur Farming
• Homesteading
• Buying and Selling
• Professions, Trades, and Services
• Pioneer Jobs
• Alaska needs

Women in Alaska

Education and Health

Entertainment and Amusement

Religious and Social Life

Transportation and Communication

Alaska’s Neighbors

Alaska’s Future

• Food
• Industry
• Transportation
• Capital
• Population

To the Leader

Books About Alaska and the North