附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-302) and index.
Gruening's life and career before Alaska -- North to the governorship -- Proposed resettlement of European refugees in Alaska -- Matter of taxes -- Arming Alaska -- North and war -- Censorship -- Alaska war council -- Alaska highway, the Aleutian campaign, and the end of the war in Alaska -- Tax battle continues -- Struggle for reconfirmation -- Creation of a modern tax system -- Statehood issue: 1939 to 1953 -- End of the governorship -- Battle continues -- Lobbying for statehood -- U.S. Senator at last -- Running for a six-year term -- Conservation battles -- Gruening and Alaska native claims -- Vietnam issue -- Last campaign for the Senate.