| The Winter Walk: A Century-Old Survival Story from the Arctic Contributor(s): Cox, Loretta Outwater (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882405748 ISBN-13: 9780882405742 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: The tragic yet triumphant story of a young mother's winter journey to the Bering Sea coast with her two young children. This powerful narrative will haunt readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002155576 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.08" W x 7.18" (0.54 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102744 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alaska Native Literature Award Winner The tragic yet triumphant story of a young mother's winter journey to the Bering Sea coast with her two young children. This powerful narrative will haunt readers. Advanced in pregnancy and now newly widowed, Qutuuq sets out with her two children, leaving their camp and following a frozen river to the coast. Homebound, one step at a time, through the subzero wilderness. This is a chilling, true story dating from 1892. It tells of battles against killing cold, starvation, and exhaustion. It's the story of a haunting decision made in the throes of desperation. And ultimately it's a story of survival and triumph amid unspeakable sorrow. More than a century later, Qutuuq's story, which has descended through her Inupiat Eskimo family as oral history, is retold in print by her great-granddaughter. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cox, Loretta Outwater: - Loretta Outwater Cox is an Inupiaq woman, born in Nome, Alaska, and raised in various villages around the Seward Peninsula. She holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in education administration. Loretta taught school in western Alaska for twenty-three years. She and her husband, Skip, have three children and three grandchildren. |