Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Two Third Edition: Bringing Alaska's history alive!

by Laurel Downing Bill, Phyllis Downing Carlson

Discover stories about the adventurers, crooks and the lawmen who flooded into Alaska following the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. - Towns like Nome, Fairbanks and Valdez blossomed on the tundra- They were soon filled with merchants, madams, miners and more.- This is Alaska History decoded! Did you know? - Hollywood stars played Alaska’s vaudeville circuit during the gold-rush days?- Famous lawman Wyatt Earp followed the gold rush and built a bar in Nome?- The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century happened in Alaska in 1912? This second book of the Aunt Phil’s Trunk Alaska History book series from 1900 to 1912 - Readers are taken on a journey of discovery when prospectors stumbled across gold in the Iditarod - Men summited the mighty mountain called Denali- The people of Kodiak survived the largest volcanic eruption in North American history. - With more than 300 historical photographs that highlight Alaska’s colorful past.- Perfect for readers from ages 9 to 99 who will love this collection of Alaska history stories- One of the best books about Alaska history.

360 pages, Paperback

Published May 25, 2018

About the author

Alaska historian/speaker Laurel Downing Bill wrote and published the entertaining five-book Aunt Phil’s Trunk Alaska history series, which won the 2016 Literary Classics International award for best nonfiction series worldwide. She also wrote and published Sourdough Cookery, which features 100 sourdough recipes and a starter that began in 1896 Hope, Alaska. She writes Alaska history stories for Alaska Magazine and Senior Voice, as well.

Laurel has won several awards from the Alaska Professional Communicators, achieved finalist status in the Eric Hoffer Excellence in Independent Publishing contest for her Alaska history series and was honored with awards from Best Books, Readers' Reviews and Shelf Unbound in 2016.

For more information, go to http://www.AuntPhilsTrunk.com or email Laurel@AuntPhilsTrunk.com.