August 17 hearing was held in Ketchikan, Alaska; August 18, 19 hearings were held in Juneau, Alaska; August 20 hearing was held in Fairbanks, Alaska; August 24, 25 hearings were held in Anchorage, Alaska.

Revised edition of the 1973 publication containing three new chapters and a postscript, bringing the story of Alaska up to 1984 and the celebrations which marked the 25th anniversary of statehood.

History of the state of Alaska from early to contemporary times, discussing its native peoples, sale to the United States, gold rush, quest for statehood, and oil boom.