Sitka: A Novel

Jean LaBarge, drawn by the beauty and strength of Sitka, the gateway to Alaska, takes on the dangers of the distant land, but the men who control Sitka move to destroy him, sparking a fight in which Jean attempts to win Alaska for America. Reissue.
When the three outlaws who planned to rob Captain Hutchins are captured through Jean LaBarge's efforts, the captain agrees to take Jean with him on a trip to Alaska
BLOOD AND ICE Majestically it rose from the icy waters, the gateway to the awesome wilderness of Alaska. Sitka drew all brand of adventurers, con men, criminals, and pioneers—men such as trail-tough, battle-hardened Jean LaBarge. He left the swamps of the Susquehanna behind for the rugged beauty—and deadly challenges—of this frozen frontier. But the empire-hungry Russians had already established a foothold in Sitka and they wouldn’t give it up without a fierce and treacherous struggle that stretched from San Francisco to the palaces of St. Petersburg. Now Jean faces the most dangerous fight of his life: a fight for a passionate woman and the right to claim Alaska for America.