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Two old women : an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival  Cover Image Book Book

Two old women : an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival / by Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant.

Wallis, Velma. (Author).

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
Subject: Gwich'in Indians > Folklore.
Athapascan Indians > Folklore.
Legends > Alaska.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Plymouth.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Pease Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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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 -

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24510. ‡aTwo old women : ‡ban Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival / ‡cby Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant.
250 . ‡a1st Perennial ed.
260 . ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bPerennial, ‡c2004.
300 . ‡axiii, 140 p. : ‡bill., maps ; ‡c19 cm.
5050 . ‡aDedication -- 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.
520 . ‡aTwo Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival is a classic Athabascan Indian tale of survival, filled with suspense and wisdom as told by Velma Wallis, an outstanding Native American writer. Her style is a refreshing blend of contemporary and traditional, and her choice of subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet her themes are modern -- empowerment of women, the aging of America, and a growing interest in Native American values. Based on a legend told and retold for many generations in the remote Yukon River region of northeast Alaska, this is the tragic and shocking story (with an unexpected upbeat ending) of two elderly women who are abandoned by a migrating band facing starvation because of unusually harsh Arctic weather and a shortage of fish and game.
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