| Alaskan Stories by a Little School Up North: Student Reflections of the Alaska Interior Contributor(s): Neumiller, Cory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595264182 ISBN-13: 9780595264186 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2002 Annotation: Written by the students of Nenana City Public Schools in Nenana, Alaska, this book contains personal essays that range from growing up in the cities of Alaska all the way to living in the Bush. There are tales about Hairy Men, descriptions of Stickdance, scenes from Fish Camp, mushing dogs down the treacherous trails, and the adventures of using snowmachines in the frigid winter weather. The essays are honest and heartfelt from students who have lived and experienced Alaska. The authors themselves are very diversified, as some have been in the state a handful of years, while others have had ancestors here since the beginning of recorded history. Each composition demonstrates a different view of a land that has been stereotyped and fictionalized by Hollywood and by paperback writers. If you want to know the truth about living up north, look no further. Alaskan Stories by a Little School Up North is your book! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 9" (0.65 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by the students of Nenana City Public Schools in Nenana, Alaska, this book contains personal essays that range from growing up in the cities of Alaska all the way to living in the Bush. There are tales about Hairy Men, descriptions of Stickdance, scenes from Fish Camp, mushing dogs down the treacherous trails, and the adventures of using snowmachines in the frigid winter weather. The essays are honest and heartfelt from students who have lived and experienced Alaska. The authors themselves are very diversified, as some have been in the state a handful of years, while others have had ancestors here since the beginning of recorded history. Each composition demonstrates a different view of a land that has been stereotyped and fictionalized by Hollywood and by paperback writers. If you want to know the truth about living up north, look no further. Alaskan Stories by a Little School Up North is your book |