Alaska: The Midnight Sun
[Montreal]: Canadian National Steamships, [1940]. 34pp. Sextodecimo [15 cm] Color illustrated wrappers. Very good. Item #4849
Guidebook from Canadian National Steamships for the prospective traveler from western Canada to Alaska. The route was from Vancouver to Skagway, with stops along the way at Queen Charlotte Islands, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Juneau. Descriptions of the ship, the stops, and local history. Illustrated with maps and views.
"This booklet has been compiled as a guide to the traveler on Canadian National steamers, en route to Northern British Columbia and Alaska - to name the principal points and waterways, so that you may locate yourself geographically - to give you authentic information concerning the towns visited - to explain the necessary official formalities in passing from one country to another, that, with understanding, they may prove less irksome - and to anticipate your queries while on board the steamer." - p.3.
Price: $30.00