Once Upon an Eskimo Time

Wilder, Edna

ISBN 10: 1602230560 / ISBN 13: 9781602230569

Published by University of Alaska Press, 2009

About this Item

Captures the oral storytelling traditions of people along the Bering Sea. This book employs descriptions of the weather and harsh climates of Alaska's Norton Sound to illustrate the hardiness of the author's mother's spirit. Num Pages: 197 pages, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BG; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. . 2009. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Once Upon an Eskimo Time
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1602230560
• ISBN 13: 9781602230569
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Continuing the sacred tradition of her ancestors, in Once Upon an Eskimo Time Edna Wilder retells a year in her Eskimo mother’s life. Wilder eloquently captures the oral storytelling traditions of her people, and she employs descriptions of the weather and harsh climates of Alaska’s Norton Sound to illustrate the hardiness of her mother’s spirit. Family values, subsistence living, and the cycle’s of life form a narrative that captures the now-vanished lifestyle along the Bering Sea.

            “Readers of whatever age will enjoy Nedercook’s delightful account of the day-to-day, legends, and beliefs of the ancient Eskimo village of Rocky Point.”—Ames Tribune

About the Author

Edna Wilder lives in Fairbanks. She has taught classes in skin-sewing and basket weaving at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for over twenty years.