Abstract:KELLY, THOMAS E., ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
ROBERT SERVICE, POET OF THE NORTH, WROTE:
"IT'S THE GREAT, BIG, BROAD LAND WAY UP YONDER, IT'S THE FORESTS WHERE SILENCE HAS LEASE, IT'S THE BEAUTY THAT THRILLS ME WITH WONDER, IT'S THE STILLNESS THAT FILLS ME WITH PEACE."
ALTHOUGH RECALLING HIS FONDNESS FOR THE YUKON, HIS DESCRIPTION IS ALASKA TO ALASKANS AND WAS PARTICULARLY SO UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO. ALASKA, THE SLUMBERING GIANT TO WHOM VERY FEW OUTSIDERS PAID MUCH ATTENTION, HA… Show more
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