The Sleeping Lady
Gazing across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, Alaska, people have imagined that the sprawling peak across the inlet is a slumbering woman. Out of this idyllic landscape, has come a tale about a time of peace and the consequences of war. Evocative paintings and this retold tale capture the village life of the giant people, a prehistoric, peace-loving group and the drama that ensues when they must face a band of menacing warriors. The tale centers on the fate of the story's two betrothed lovers, Nekatla and Susitna, whose encounters with war bring a lasting change to the land and their people. The story is both a mythical explanation for natural phe…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Johns, Elizabeth (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-0-88240-495-0
- EAN: 9780882404950
- Produktnummer: 9478722
- Verlag: Alaska Northwest Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 32 S.
- Masse: H27.4 cm x B21.1 cm x D0.5 cm 113 g
- Auflage: Anniversary
- Gewicht: 113
Über den Autor
Ann Dixon is the author of numerous books including Alone Across the Arctic, Big-Enough Anna, Blueberry Shoe, and When Posey Peeked at Christmas. She is a librarian and lives in Homer, Alaska. Elizabeth Johns is a painter and has illustrated several books including The Sleeping Lady and Sunflower Sal. She is a former resident of the Pacific Northwest and now lives in Bristol, Tennessee.
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