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Title: Shadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native's Life Along the River by Sidney Huntington, Jim Rearden, Jim Reardon ISBN: 0-88240-427-X Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books Pub. Date: April, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best stories you'll ever find. Period.
Comment: I was given this book by my father, who met Sidney and said he was a heck of a guy. That alone is a glowing review. I have been born and raised in Alaska and even though I lead a more urban life, I could relate to and picture most of the accounts in this book. I think the more time you spend in the wilderness, the more you would appreciate this book. Hopefully, those of you who have not been in the wilds of Alaska will still get a lot out of this book. This book is without question one of the best books I have ever read (And I'm comparing it to classic literary works as well). I am not an emotional reader, but I had tears in my eyes more than once while reading it. One should pay special attention to the section on wolves - it is the real story - the one the animal rights activists don't want you to know. Sidney bridges the native and white cultures so well - I think both cultures would be better off if we lived to his ideals.
Rating: 5
Summary: The real Alaska
Comment: The experiance this man has growing up in the Koyyakuk is almost to unbelievable, but true. From losing your mom at age 7 and taking care of 2 younger siblings for days until they were discosvered, to killing a Grizzly bear by hand, this was the norm before civilization hit the region. A truly remarkable book. YOu will want to re-read again and again.
Rating: 5
Summary: Shadows on the Koyukuk are enchanting!
Comment: Sidney Huntington grew up along the Koyukuk River in Alaska's harsh interior over 80 years ago. After his legendary mother suddenly dies, 3 year old Huntington protects & cares for his younger siblings during two weeks of isolation before rescue comes. As a teenager he plies wilderness traplines with his father, nearly freezing to death several times.
Shadows on the Koyukuk is a plain & simple memoir with unpretentious recounting of arduous survival interwoven with memories of cheerful, wholehearted contentment of where Sidney found himself in a fabled & beautiful land.
With names like Weaselheart & Schilikum, Monkey John & Cosmos Mountain, Sidney tells of his life on the edge & what happened when civilization arrived & bureaucracy took over. These are the memories of when Anchorage was a city of about 2,000 souls, after the great the Alaska Railroad system was built & the railroad crews had left. You will also find out what "tundra daisies" are. A pleasing memoir of a full life!
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Title: One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke ISBN: 0882405136 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: On the Edge of Nowhere by James Huntington, Lawrence Elliot, Lawrence Elliott ISBN: 0970849338 Publisher: Epicenter Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Story of Survival and Courage in the Alaska Wilds by Charles W. Sasser, Norma Cobb ISBN: 0312261985 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 20 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Looking for Alaska by Peter Jenkins ISBN: 0312261780 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 16 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Raising Ourselves: A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River by Velma Wallis, James L. Grant ISBN: 0970849303 Publisher: Epicenter Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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