PDF The Doan Gang: The Remarkable History of America's Most Notorious Loyalist Outlaws by Terry A. McNealy in History

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CLICK HERE to download the first two chapters from The Seventymile Kid* A true and complete account of the first successful ascent of Mount McKinley—setting the record straight* The summer of 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the McKinley's first ascent* Features archival photographs; including rare and never-before-published imagesThe Seventymile Kid tells the remarkable account of Harry Karstens; who was the actual—if unheralded—leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was the first to summit Mount McKinley in Alaska. All but forgotten by history; a young Karstens arrived in the Yukon during the 1897 Gold Rush; gained fame as a dog musher hauling U.S. Mail in Alaska; and eventually became the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park (now known as Denali National Park and Preserve). Aided by Karstens's own journals; longtime Denali writer and photographer Tom Walker uncovered archival information about the Stuck climb; and reveals that the Stuck "triumph" was an expedition marred by significant conflict. Without Karstens's wilderness skills and Alaska-honed tenacity; it is quite possible Hudson Stuck would never have climbed anywhere near the summit of McKinley. Yet the two men had a falling out shortly after the climb and never spoke again. In this book; Walker attempts to set the record straight about the historic first ascent itself; as well as other pioneer attempts by Frederick Cook and Judge Wickersham. Fans of Alaska literature; American history; and mountaineering lore will love this adventurous biography of the largerthan-life "sourdough" Karstens; in which Alaska—its wilderness; its iconic mountain; and its pioneer spirit—looms large.