(AK.) THE 49TH STATE u.s. economy The fur trader and explorer

The fur trader and explorer made the incredible trek from central Canada

For the pre-Civil War traveller

Attractive and full of the character of the period

A great early promotional map for the state capturing both modern and historic points of interest

to the new "Official Air Lanes" as they stretch from major town to town

(AK.) THE 49TH STATE u.s. economy The fur trader and explorer(AK.) THE 49TH STATE, Magill Newsweek, 1958Here, a massive map to introduce you to the vast (375 million acres) new state of Alaska. While post war strategies made Alaska a new and greater frontier of defense, this map shows the "DEW Line", which as the "Distant Early Warning" system that was aimed at the U. S. S. R., there was so much more that was valuable to the nation. Even this general pictorial map shows native people, panning for gold in nearby