Moments Rightly Placed: An Aleutian Memoir - Softcover

Hudson, Professor Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979047072 ISBN 13: 9780979047077

Publisher: Epicenter Press, 2008

Synopsis

In 1964, Hudson landed in Unalaska, a 1,000-mile chain of treeless and windswept islands. In his intimate memoir, he weaves together landscape and language, storytelling and silence, ancient mythology and day-to-day village life as he pays homage to the people he came to know.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Along a thousand-mile chain of treeless and windswept islands, Unalaska is perched at the end of the world, or, as some prefer to say, the beginning. In 1964, Ray Hudson, 22, landed in Unalaska village with a brand-new college degree, eager to teach. The Aleuts had seen many outsiders who had come but seldom stayed more than a year. Yet Hudson was no short-timer. Captivated by Unalaska and the history and traditions of its enduring people, he stayed. As the years passed--one, then five, ten, then twenty--he was embraced by his Aleut neighbors, sharing their celebrations and tragedies, teaching their children, exploring their language, and, much to their surprise, learning their delicate art of grass basketry. Ultimately Ray Hudson pays homage to the people he came to teach, and who, in the end, were his teachers.

About the Author:

Ray Hudson lived in the Aleutian Islands from 1964 to 1992, and there his heart remains, though he now lives in Middlebury, Vermont, with his wife Shelly. The award-wining teacher continues to research and write on topics related to the islands.

About this edition

• Publisher: Epicenter Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0979047072
• ISBN 13: 9780979047077
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 223
• Illustrator: Hudson Professor Ray