Take an exciting historical journey through Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in this stirring portrait. The book begins appropriately with Native contact and continues with the history of Russians and other explorers. Gold mining, transportation routes, mountaineering, and the towns and people of the region are all here in this fascinating exploration of the largest internationally protected area in the world. William Hunt completed an extensive study of the Wrangell-St. Elias area in 1991 as a historian with the National Park Service. This book was originally published as a reference guide for park managers and historians. Looking to appeal to a wider audience Alaska Geographic made editorial revisions and added over one hundred historical photographs, making this volume an in-depth look into a historic area few have chosen to write about.