Item #2129 Twelfth Annual Report on Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska with Illustrations 1902. Sheldon D. D. JACKSON.
Twelfth Annual Report on Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska with Illustrations 1902
Twelfth Annual Report on Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska with Illustrations 1902
Twelfth Annual Report on Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska with Illustrations 1902

Twelfth Annual Report on Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska with Illustrations 1902

Washington DC: GPO, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 144. Lavishly illustrated with black and white photography. With a large folding map of Alaska. Black cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Index. Binding shows slight wear but for slightly bumped corners. Foxing to fore edge that extends into the margin of a couple leaves before and after the bound-in map. A sturdy copy. Very Good. Item #2129

Jackson was General Agent of Education in Alaska at time of publication. This comprehensive report is an account of the management of domesticated reindeer from Siberia to western Alaska as a possible solution to First People's chronic food shortage. The proposal was first suggested by Captain Michael A. Healy, an officer in the United States Revenue Cutter Service. The President Theodore Roosevelt dedication of St. Lawrence Island to a US reindeer station is covered in this report. One photo plate shows a reindeer being hoisted on the US Revenue Cutter Bear. Contains rich anthropological and natural science information. The photos, especially those showing Siberian First People at Baron Korf Bay, are particularly good. Scarce.

Price: $75.00

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