Cover of On the Edge of Nowhere

Book 1992

On the Edge of Nowhere

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Publisher
Pr N Amer
Language
English
Published
1992
  • Athapascan Indians
  • Biography
  • Dogsledding
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • History
  • Indians of North America
  • Mixed descent
  • Outdoor life

Based on a true story, a young native woman who has witnessed her husband's murder at the hands of another trader is summoned to Nome to appear in court. The trial is postponed for months and the young woman, who has left her babies with their grandmother, starts out on foot across the Interior in winter, heading for her family. The wisdom learned over years of traveling with her father and her husband guide her home. (Athabascan story.).