Dreaming Bears
Holloway, J Michael
| Autor: | Holloway, J Michael |
|---|---|
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 06.05.2014 |
| EAN: | 9781935347309 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 208 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Epicenter Press Inc. |
Produktinformationen "Dreaming Bears"
is is the true story of the rare friendship that develops between a young medical student with deep roots in the South and an elderly Indian couple in the wilds of northeast Alaska. In 1961, Mike Holloway, his brother Ted, and a college friend set out from South Carolina to spend the summer hiking in arctic Alaska, intending to live o the land. ey end up in the homeland of the Gwich'in - the northernmost Indians in North America. e young men charter a small plane into the isolated village of Venetie, and are directed to the remote cabins of Johnny and Sarah Frank, an elderly Gwich'in couple who lived a thirty- ve mile walk from the village. Johnny was a well-known storyteller and former medicine man. Sarah made their home welcoming with warm, calm kindness. Mike's rich encounters in Gwich'in country deepen his love of wild land and his respect for those who depend upon it for their survival. experience alters his life. He becomes the adopted grandson of Johnny and Sarah, returning to Alaska as a doctor and an advocate for the land and its people.
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