Fifteenth Annual Report on Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska with Maps and Illustrations 1905
Washington DC: GPO, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 174. Lavishly illustrated with black and white photography. With a massive folding map of Alaska, and a sketch map of reindeer stations and routes of travel among them. Black cloth with red lettering stamped on spine. Index. Binding shows slight wear but for bump to lower corners, affecting text block. Ex libris, with stamps, including "discard," from the Union Theological Seminary Library, NYC. Two closed three-inch tears to the Alaska map. Despite the detracting qualities, a sturdy copy. Very Good. Item #2132
Jackson was General Agent of Education in Alaska at time of publication. This comprehensive annual report is an account of the management of domesticated reindeer imported 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. Contains rich anthropological and natural science information. The photos, one showing the supply schooner Laura Madsen, and another of Right Rev. Innocent Putinsky of the Russain Orthodox Church in Alaska, as well as those with Eskimo reindeer herders, are particularly good. Scarce.
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