Description: Wallis recounts an Indian legend passed down thougth generations of Alaskan Athabascan women. Two women, aged 80 and 70, are abandoned by their tribe during a famine and must find a way to survive the winter.
Synopsis Wallis recounts an Indian legend passed down thougth generations of Alaskan Athabascan women. Two women, aged 80 and 70, are abandoned by their tribe during a famine and must find a way to survive the winter.
Details
Publication Date:
1994-07-01
Illustrator:
Jim Grant
Edition Description:
Reprint
Size
Length:
140 pages
Height:
7.0 in
Width:
5.0 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
4.0 oz
Publisher's Note An Alaskan tale of triumph over adversity that is a story of strength, courage, and two women's will to survive--and the winner of a 1993 Western State Book Award.
An Athabascan Indian of Alaska's Yukon flats, author Velma Wallis retells a classic legend wherein two old women are abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine and must survive on their own or die trying. A wise and simple story now in paperback. Winner of a 1993 Western State Book Award.
Industry Reviews "No one should miss this beautiful legend." Tony Hillerman