In Alaska Michener focuses on the major themes of his previous works.
He is most concerned with man's intolerance and inhumanity toward his fellow man. Also typical of past works is his depiction of the white man's destruction of the environment and his exploitation of darker-skinned races. In "Reflection" at the end of Journey, Michener states: "I wanted to help the American public to think intelligently about the Arctic where large portions of future international history might well focus; I wanted to.....
