Four years after Mr. McKinley National Park was established, residents of two communities, McKinley Station and Kantishna, still used it for hunting, trapping and prospering without restraint. After the wildlife slaughter gained national attention, the government hired the park's first ranger, Harry Karstens, to develop and protect Alaska's crown jewel.
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SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. KARSTENS, Heather (illustrator). 1st Edition. Octavo softcover; 390 pp.; b/w frontispiece, maps, and historical photographs. Glossy pictorial wraps featuring painting of Mount McKinley (Denali) and portrait of Harry Karstens. Signed by author on half-title page. Tight binding, clean throughout; sharp corners. "Autographed by the author" sticker to front wrap. Fine. A historical account of the early years of Mt. McKinley National Park (now Denali National Park) and the colorful figures who inhabited the region, including moonshiners, poachers, and sourdoughs. Focuses on the efforts of naturalist Charles Sheldon and the park's first superintendent, Harry P. Karstens, to protect the area's wildlife from overhunting during the gold rush era. Seller Inventory # 165743