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Seven words for wind : essays and field notes from Alaska's Pribilof Islands / Sumner MacLeish.

MacLeish, Sumner. (Author).

Summary:

Far off the coast of mainland Alaska lie the remote Pribilof Islands—a fiercely isolated wilderness surrounded by a wild, rich sea. The largest island, St. Paul, is just fourteen miles long and eight wide; despite its small size and relative self-enclosure, Sumner MacLeish lived and worked on the island, coming to love its rugged weather, abundant wildlife, and 600 native Aleuts. Her spare, imagistic prose illuminates the unforgiving darkness and unimaginable beauty of this subarctic landscape, and the pieces in Seven Words for Wind relate her own experience with attentive, open curiosity that finds light, humor, and companionship where it might least be expected.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0945397356
  • ISBN: 9780945397359
  • Physical Description: 159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Fairbanks : Epicenter Press, ©1997.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-157).
Subject:
Pribilof Islands (Alaska) > Description and travel.
MacLeish, Sumner > Travel > Alaska > Pribilof Islands.
MacLeish, Sumner.
Travel.
Alaska > Pribilof Islands.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library F 912 .P9 M33 1997 246138 Stacks Available -

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