In 1888, George Broke with Harold Topham and William Williams, made the first exploration of the Alaskan Mt. St. Elias range, including the crossing of the great Malaspina Glacier and an attempt on the S.E. face of Mt. St. Elias itself. The journey is described in the interesting work With Sack and Stock in Alaska, vividly detailing the country visited and the characters met along the way. ( Fritz)
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/History /Modern (19th C); *Non-fiction/Travel & Geography/Exploration
Keywords that describe the book: Mountaineering, mt. st. elias, malaspina glacier
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No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! START of recording (Intro):
"Preface and Chapter 1 of With Sack and Stock in Alaska. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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Say: "With Sack and Stock in Alaska, by George Broke. [Chapter Title]"
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"Chapter [number] of With Sack and Stock in Alaska by George Broke. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
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Say: "[Chapter title]"
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Thanks Dave. With any luck you'll have a touch of frost to do in the bugs and put a bit of fall color on the slopes, but as mild as weather is getting up here that may be wishful thinking.
Fritz
"A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules."
