Title: Before the storm : a year in the Pribilof Islands, 1941-1942 /
Authors: Martin, Fredericka I.; Hudson, Ray, 1943-
Publisher: University of Alaska Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Martin, Fredericka I.; Berenberg, Samuel R.; Aleuts Social life and customs; Natural history Alaska Pribilof Islands.; Seals (Animals) Alaska Pribilof Islands History; Medical care Alaska Pribilof Islands History; Pribilof Islands (Alaska) Description and travel.; Pribilof Islands (Alaska) Social life and customs; Pribilof Islands (Alaska) History; Saint Paul Island (Alaska) Biography.
Abstract: The author describes her experience living for a year with her husband on a remote island in Alaska before the government-ordered evacuation of the island at the start of World War II. Recounts the life and times of the Unangan people, the Native peoples' attempts to gain independence, and her own life and living conditions. Features excerpts from Martin's journals.