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Two old women : an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival / by Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060723521 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0060723521 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: xiii, 140 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
- Edition: 1st Perennial ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Perennial, 2004.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Hunger and cold take their toll -- "Let us die trying" -- Recalling old skills -- Painful journey -- Map -- Saving a cache of fish -- Sadness among the people -- Stillness is broken -- New beginning -- About the Gwich'in people. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.4 3 52269 |
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| Subject: | Gwich'in Indians > Folklore. Athapascan Indians > Folklore. Legends > Alaska. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Plymouth.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Pease Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Public Library | 398.2 WAL | 34598000447394 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Two Old Women : An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
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Two Old Women : An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine. Though these women have been known to complain more than contribute, they now must either survive on their own or die trying. In simple but vivid detail, Velma Wallis depicts a landscape and way of life that are at once merciless and starkly beautiful. In her old women, she has created two heroines of steely determination whose story of betrayal, friendship, community and forgiveness "speaks straight to the heart with clarity, sweetness and wisdom" (Ursula K. Le Guin).
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