Anchorage depicts the 20th-century development of Alaskas largest city from its origins as a place for the Denaina people to hunt and fish to its status as a railroad camp and then a modern community.
Much of Anchorages 20th-century history was shaped by the construction of the Alaska Railroad and then the presence of the nations military. The rapidly growing town experienced North Americas largest recorded earthquake in 1964, but residents rebuilt, and the city experienced an oil and construction boom over the following two decades. By the end of the 20th century, Anchorage had trembled and shook, boomed and busted, and had come out on the other side as one of the most diverse and dynamic American cities.
Ian C. Hartman is a board member of the Cook Inlet Historical Society and professor in the Department of History at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Most of the images of this book have been collected from the Anchorage Museum.
