Lone Janson
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| Born | 1927 |
| Died | 2019 |
| Nationality | American |
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Lone E. Janson (1927–2019) was an American author who wrote about historical subjects. In 1982, she received the James H. Ducker Historian of the Year from the Alaska Historical Society.[1]
U.S. senator Bob Bartlett wrote the foreword to her book The Copper Spike.[2]
Walter B. Parker described her book Copper Spike as being from the vivid and raw perspective of one Alaskan who had to live with the consequences of governmental and corporate decision-making.[3] The book is listed among selected books about Alaskans in an Alaska Department of Education teacher's guide.[4]
She also wrote a book about Merle "Mudhole" Smith, a self-taught Kansas barnstormer turned Alaska bush pilot.[5]
She married Richard Janson Jr. and had three children.[6]
Writings
- Copper Spike (1975)[7]
- Mudhole Smith, Alaska Flier (1981)
- Those Alaska Blues: A Fox Tale (1986)[8]
- Penny in My Shoe: Vagabond Girl in Frontier Alaska 1945-1947
References
- ↑ "James H. Ducker Historian of the Year". Alaska Historical Society. 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ "Copper River Steamboats". Alaskan History Magazine. 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Issuu.
- ↑ Parker, Walter B. "The Copper Spike". Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ Phillips, Douglas A.; Sipe, Rebecca Bowers (1987). "Alaskan Sketches: A Six Part Series for High School Students. Instructional Design and Teaching Guide".
- ↑ Keen, Dora. "Southcentral Alaska: Suggested Readings". Alaska History & Cultural Studies. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "Lone Janson Obituary (1927 - 2019) - Anchorage, AK". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2023-11-11 – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ Webb Graumann, Melody (1976). Big Business in Alaska: The Kennecott Mines, 1898-1938 (PDF). National Park Service.
- ↑ Janson, Lone E. (1986). Those Alaska Blues: A Fox Tale.
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