Alaska-FAR AND AWAYWith a frozen tundra in the north, rainforest in the southeast, barren volcanic islands in the southwest, and lakes and streams in the interior, it is a land that draws those with a pioneer spirit. A land that welcomes both scoundrels and saints. Alaska-the Last Frontier. Sitka, Alaska, USA-previously, New Archangel, Russian America-to the Tlingits, Shee. Sitka's relationship with its various peoples and cultures is multi-faceted, emotional, and almost mystical. Who are the people who settled the wooded mountains and pristine shorelines of Sitka?
- Agrefena clings to her ten-thousand-year-old Tlingit heritage and fights against the segregation of Sitka when she enters adulthood in the 1920s.
- Ade Bunderson travels the Midwest and South with his father until fear and courage propel him to Alaska.
- Stormy Durand runs from everything he lost in WWI and finds solace in Alaska's wilderness.
- Father Alexi flees the Russian Revolution with his family and attempts to cross the waters to Alaska.
- Ollyanna Oskolkoff journeys from the Kenai Peninsula to Sitka to rescue her sister.
They've come home!
| Author: Cheryle Coapstick |
| Publisher: Biorka Books |
| Publication Date: Nov 05, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: 318 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1736670646 |
| ISBN-13: 9781736670644 |
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