Fifty miles from tomorrow
Subtitle: a memoir of Alaska and the real people
By: by William L. Iggiagruk Hensley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780374154844
Subjects: Hensley, William L. Iggiagruk; Inupiat -- Alaska -- Kotzebue -- Biography; Inupiat -- Alaska -- Kotzebue -- History; Inupiat -- Alaska -- Kotzebue -- Social life and customs
Genres: Biography.
Description: Documents the author's traditional childhood north of the Arctic Circle, his decision to pursue an education in the continental U.S., and his successful lobbying efforts that convinced the government to allocate land and monetary resources to Alaska's natives in compensation for incursions on their way of life.
Notes: Includes index.