Libby
Subtitle: the sketches, letters & journal of Libby Beaman, recorded in the Pribilof Islands, 1879-1880
By: as presented by Betty John.
Contributors: John, Betty.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Council Oak Books; Distributed by Texas Monthly Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Tulsa, Okla; Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Beaman, Libby, d. 1932 -- Travel -- Alaska -- Pribilof Islands.; Beaman, Libby, d. 1932 -- Diaries.; Alaska Commercial Company -- History.; Sealing -- Alaska -- Pribilof Islands.; Pribilof Islands (Alaska) -- Description and travel.; Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Alaska -- Annexation to the United States.
Genres: Diaries.; Biography.; Personal narratives.
Description: Personal experiences of Elizabeth Dubois Beaman, compiled from her sketches, letters, and journal, who sailed with her husband John Warren Beaman and became the first non-native American woman to set foot on the Pribilofs.