On Time Delivery
The Dog Team Mail Carriers
Distributed for University of Alaska Press
160 pages
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50 halftones, 3 maps
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6 x 9
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© 2012
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
1. Origin of the Mail Trails
2. Evolution of the Mail Trail System
3. Life on the Trail
4. "Nenana Was the Hub"
5. Circle and Beyond
6. The Aviators
7. Homeland of the Old-Timers
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
1. Origin of the Mail Trails
2. Evolution of the Mail Trail System
3. Life on the Trail
4. "Nenana Was the Hub"
5. Circle and Beyond
6. The Aviators
7. Homeland of the Old-Timers
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
Anchorage Daily News
“Illuminating. . . . On Time Delivery is a chronicle of records and memories of the sled dog era with historic photos and reports on the current status of some of the major routes.”
Seattle Kennel Club
“A compelling portrait, On Time Delivery delivers a big picture of Alaska’s early interior history in a nicely packaged cultural context, accented with earthy narratives and tough realism.”
Oral History Review
"William S. Schneider engagingly describes the mail routes’ history and the quotidian yet heroic activities of its carriers."
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