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A Pop Cultural History of Alaska

Yes, it’s a U.S. state.

Alaska has gained somewhat mystical status among many of us continental Americans, some of whom show an embarrassing lack of knowledge about one of our greatest states. For example, did you know that Alaska is the largest state geographically? It’s damn huge, in fact. And did you know that people regularly go to work and school via dogsled?