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Author : Alaska Association for Family and Community Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (842 download)
Download or read book Spirit of Alaska Women written by Alaska Association for Family and Community Education and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terry Herda Gucker
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1456712292
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (567 download)
Download or read book Wild by Nature written by Terry Herda Gucker and published by Author House. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A womans passion for wilderness, family, and faith leads her to a land of harsh realities and great fulfillment - a celebrated perspective on the Alaskan experience. This prose is a vibrant celebration, both sensual and poetic, of the familiar and unobserved nature of simple truths that abound around us. It is compelling and full-bodied, demanding to be savored. A captivating and courageous style of writing one rarely encounters. Douglas H. Hudson ~ Alaskan and the Pacific Northwest Artist In this collection you can experience Gods Country through the eyes of an adventurous author who revels in the untamed wilderness of Alaska. Here also are the seasons of personal growth and family life with all its joys and sorrows. Whether in prose or poetry, Theresa reveals a wondrous talent for keen observation, rich description, and exquisite phrasing. Her work is both vibrant and reverent. Norma L. Halvorsen ~ Oxford educated English professor, now retired Turn off your radio, TV, computer, Blackberry, raspberry or everyberry and let Terrys prose surround you. Turn on your imagination and the natural world will return in all its beauty. Terry has a way with words that will refresh your spirit. Bob Pickrell ~ publisher of the best little magazine once in Alaska. Both are now retired Bravo! To Terry Herda Gucker. Her poem, Magdalene, is a mini masterpiece in theology. Encore! Father Louis L. Renner, SJ ~ historian, author, journalist and preist
Author : Jennifer Duncan
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0385672462
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (856 download)
Download or read book Frontier Spirit written by Jennifer Duncan and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She may have been holding a gun, or an axe, or her hiked-up skirts, but she was there, in the Klondike of the Gold Rush. And her decision to venture everything on the dream of northern gold was in every way bolder and riskier than any man’s. In Frontier Spirit, Jennifer Duncan celebrates the lives of women who, in defiance of traditional expectations, left their homes, their families, and their professions, to make the arduous journey through a punishing climate and unfamiliar wilderness to seek their fortunes in the Klondike. The story of women in the Klondike begins with the strong and knowledgeable women who were there before the race for riches began -- First Nations women like Shaaw Tláa, whose experience and traditional skills were critical to the survival of her white prospector husband, and ultimately, to the discovery that sparked the Gold Rush. The white women who joined the Klondike Stampede came from all walks of life: rich and poor, educated and illiterate, single and married. Wealthy socialite Martha Black left her world of comfort to pursue a career as a miner, mill manager, and politician on the northern frontier. Belinda Mulrooney, an Irish farm girl, arrived in Dawson with a quarter to her name but used her business acumen and canny resourcefulness to turn the shantytown into a city and herself into its richest woman. And then there’s Kate Rockwell, a working-class girl from Kansas City, whose thirst for fame and adulation led her over the treacherous waters of the Whitehorse rapids and fired her ascent to the title of Queen of the Klondike. Duncan has spent the last five years experiencing Dawson City in all its seasons and, like the women who came before her, she has fallen under the spell of the North, coming to love its wilderness, its challenges, and its rugged glory. With remarkable empathy, imagination and personal insight, Duncan creates an engrossing portrait of the splendour of the Yukon, breathing life into the stories of the daring and diverse women of the Klondike and the grandeur of the adventurers who gambled everything to find their fortunes there.
Author : Cherry Lyon Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493082817
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Alaska Women written by Cherry Lyon Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Alaska become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? More than Petticoats: Remarkable Alaska Women recognizes the women who shaped the Last Frontier. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies.
Author : Phyllis Demuth Movius
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602231109
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)
Download or read book A Place of Belonging written by Phyllis Demuth Movius and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alaska has always attracted people from varied backgrounds. In A Place of Belonging, Phyllis Movius introduces us to five women who settled in Fairbanks between 1903 and 1923 and who typify the disparate population that has long enriched Alaska. The women’s daily lives and personal stories are woven together in these biographical portraits, drawn from the women’s letters, memoirs, personal papers, club records, their own oral histories and published writings. Enriched by many never-before-published historical photos, Movius’s research gives us a unique inroad into life on the frontier.
Author : May Kellogg Sullivan
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (419 download)
Download or read book A Woman Who Went To Alaska written by May Kellogg Sullivan and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embark on a riveting adventure to the rugged landscapes of Alaska with May Kellogg Sullivan in 'A Woman Who Went to Alaska.' Penned in the late 19th century, this travel narrative provides readers with a firsthand account of Sullivan's extraordinary journey to the Last Frontier during a pivotal period in its history. As Sullivan traverses the wilderness, encounters with indigenous cultures, and experiences the challenges of the Alaskan frontier, 'A Woman Who Went to Alaska' is more than a travelogue—it's a literary expedition that captures the spirit of adventure and resilience. Join Sullivan on this literary journey where each page unveils a new chapter of discovery and exploration, making 'A Woman Who Went to Alaska' an essential read for those captivated by tales of women adventurers and the untamed beauty of Alaska."
Author : Susan A. Kaplan
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512819840
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Spirit Keepers of the North written by Susan A. Kaplan and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Author : Sullivan May Kellogg
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318873807
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (738 download)
Download or read book A Woman Who Went to Alaska written by Sullivan May Kellogg and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : James P. Devereaux
Publisher : Epicenter Press
ISBN 13 : 193534773X
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (353 download)
Download or read book Spirits of Southeast Alaska written by James P. Devereaux and published by Epicenter Press. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghostly footsteps and flickering lights, a silhouette in the window of an abandoned building, a restless presence at the scene of a sunken ship, spectral wails and poltergeist theft of office supplies, mythical Native American legends, and other paranormal happenings scattered across the Alaskan panhandle come together in Spirits of Southeast Alaska, a grand adventure into the historical hauntings of the southeastern corner of the Last Frontier. Author James P. Devereaux lived in Alaska for years, working as an archaeologist. Inspired by ghost stories as a child, and by accounts of Alaskan residents of paranormal phenomena in the area, he set out to collect both the ghost stories of Southeast Alaska and their history.
Author : Dana Stabenow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780613999564
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Alaska Women Write written by Dana Stabenow and published by . This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal stories about Alaska too often are told by men. Not this time. Here are stories written from women such as Molly Heath, stranded with her children far from home after the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, and Janet McCart, whose eyes are opened working on the trans-Alaska pipeline. One of the first women to work as a deckhand on a tender is seen through her daughter's eyes. Another struggles to fly. Yet another falls in love with fishing. Sixteen women test their spirits against everything Alaska throws at them with laughter, tears, and courage. Journey's end finds them stronger and smarter than they thought they could be.
Author : Edith L. B. Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875805733
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)
Download or read book The Hands Feel it written by Edith L. B. Turner and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journal of a year in far northern Alaska, The Hands Feel It captures Turner's experiences with healing, spirit manifestation, and premonition among the Inupiat. She illuminates Inupiat spiritual beliefs and rituals as expressed in daily life -- from Better World Books.
Author : Vivian Faith Prescott
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602234531
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap written by Vivian Faith Prescott and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a single descendant’s voice that speaks to the Sámi diaspora, this collection of poems is a journey through colonialism, transgenerational trauma, and identity. Many have heard of the Sámi reindeer herders brought to Alaska by Sheldon Jackson in the 1800s, but not much is known about the Sámi diaspora experiences in the state and beyond. The poems in Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap use the North Sámi language as well as graphics and various types of poetry to tell these stories of migration and diaspora. Vivian Faith Prescott’s use of language is both a celebration of the richness of the Sámi languages and a mourning of the loss of language that occurs when a population is displaced and forced to exist in a totally foreign language space. According to Sámilinguist, professor, and politician Ole Henrik Magga, the Sámi languages have “very easily . . . one thousand lexemes with connections to snow, ice, freezing, and melting.” These lexemes frame many of Prescott’s poems, introducing ideas and feelings around the loss of language and culture. A compelling insight into the Sámi culture from a contemporary poet’s eye, Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap juxtaposes past and present in an act of reclamation.
Author : Maryann Landers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781737392552
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Alaska Chance written by Maryann Landers and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Effie A. Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book With a Dauntless Spirit written by Effie A. Graham and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The itinerant nurses traveled by dog team and later by bush plane, experienced dangers and hardships their stateside colleagues could scarcely comprehend....For the most part they matched the rigors of the environment with a dauntless spirit." So read a 1954 report on the women nurses who lived and worked in rural Alaska in the first half of the twentieth century. They traveled by dog team, river boat, or sea-going vessel to isolated communities with extreme weather conditions and poor sanitation. In the days before antibiotics, they encountered epidemics of diphtheria and typhoid, as well as the enduring presence of tuberculosis in all its forms. With a Dauntless Spirit compiles a unique collection of journals, letters, and memoirs that give immediacy and vitality to the lives of these women. They ventured with a sense of duty and compassion to deliver much-needed medical services before the technical, medical, and social changes brought to Alaska by World War II and later by statehood. Despite physical hardships and emotional isolation, the spirit of these women is reflected in the adventurous, dramatic, and even joyous tone of their narratives. The arctic tests the character of many newcomers, and the nurses recount the very personal challenges that demanded choices and actions that ran contrary to their earlier socialization. Their personal sagas also have significant historical dimensions. They depict the major cultural encounters of their era that were to have such a profound impact on Alaska's future--with Native peoples, prospectors, aviation pioneers, and arctic explorers. This collection was selected from personal and archival sources by Alaska nurse educators and historians,who provide background and commentary, a brief biography of each person, and historical photos and maps of the nurses' lives and work. With a Dauntless Spirit is a readable and engrossing account that makes an important and overdue contribution to Alaska history and women's history.
Author : Jan Harper-Haines
Publisher : Epicenter Press (WA)
ISBN 13 : 9780945397854
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (978 download)
Download or read book Cold River Spirits written by Jan Harper-Haines and published by Epicenter Press (WA). This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Harper was born in 1884 in Tanana, Alaska. His parents were Arthur Harper and Jenny Seentaáns. He married Louise Minook (1892-1968) in 1907. They had ten children. Samuel died in 1837 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Alaska.
Author : Keren Lehavot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (232 download)
Download or read book Abuse, Mastery, and Health Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Two-spirit American Indian and Alaska Native Women written by Keren Lehavot and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lara Messersmith-Glavin
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602234558
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Spirit Things written by Lara Messersmith-Glavin and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays that evoke an adventurous spirit and the craving for myth, Spirit Things examines the hidden meanings of objects found on a fishing boat, as seen through the eyes of a child. Author Lara Messersmith-Glavin blends memoir, mythology, and science as she relates the uniqueness and flavor of the Alaskan experience through her memories of growing up fishing in the commercial salmon industry off Kodiak Island. “Spirit things” are those mundane objects that offer new insights into the world on closer consideration—fishing nets, a favorite knife, and the bioluminescent gleam of seawater in a twilight that never truly grows dark. Spirit Things recounts stories of fishing, family, synesthesia, storytelling, gender, violence, and meaning. Each essay takes an object and follows it through histories: personal, material, and scientific, drawing together the delicate lines that link things through their making and use, their genesis and evolution, and the ways they gain significance in an individual’s life. A contemplative take on everything from childcare to neurodivergence, comfort foods to outlaws, Spirit Things uses experiences from the human world and locates them on the edges of nature. Contact with wilderness, with wildness, be it twenty-foot seas in the ocean off Alaska’s coast or chairs flying through windows of a Kodiak bar, provides an entry point for meditations on the ways in which patterns, magic, and wonder overlap.
