Was he Alaska's greatest backwoodsman and trailblazer?   Nearly 140 years after Jack Dalton (above) arrived in Alaska Territory to seek his fortune, his name may not be as well-known as Lewis and Clark’s, but for his accomplishments in trail and road building in the 49th state, he should be considered one of the greatest and most legendary backwoodsmen and pathfinders in the state’s—and the West’s—history. Court


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