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n nAlaska Native Literature Award Winnern nThe tragic yet triumphant story of a young mothers winter journey to the Bering Sea coast with her two young children. This powerful narrative will haunt readers.n nAdvanced in pregnancy and now newly widowed, Qutuuq sets out with her two children, leaving their camp and following a frozen river to the coast. Homebound, one step at a time, through the subzero wilderness.n nThis is a chilling, true story dating from 1892. It tells of battles against killing cold, starvation, and exhaustion. Its the story of a haunting decision made in the throes of desperation. And ultimately its a story of survival and triumph amid unspeakable sorrow.n nMore than a century later, Qutuuqs story, which has descended through her Inupiat Eskimo family as oral history, is retold in print by her great-granddaughter.n
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