Summary: A fairly complete summary of the history of Alaska, as told through the stories of assorted fictional characters who played different roles and filled different niches in it.
Comments: It was kinda cool learning the history of Alaska. And the fact that it was a novel rather than a true history meant I almost felt like I was part of it. And of course it was far more engaging than the average history book. But maybe not any shorter (this book is ~1000 pages). However, I may have been getting annoyed with the frequency of things like "Now we return to the story of the guy from the last chapter" or "who just so happens to be the grandson of the guy we were followed 300 pages ago" (i.e. I'm not sure the whether the number of recurring characters or recurring lineages was believable). Other than that, I enjoyed it. Just be warned that it's a long book.
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