{"product_id":"the-winter-walk-a-century-old-survival-story-from-the-arctic-9780882405742","title":"The Winter Walk: A Century-Old Survival Story from the Arctic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlaska Native Literature Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tragic yet triumphant story of a young mother's winter journey to the Bering Sea coast with her two young children. This powerful narrative will haunt readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvanced 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a chilling, true story dating from 1892. It tells of battles against killing cold, starvation, and exhaustion. It's the story of a haunting decision made in the throes of desperation. And ultimately it's a story of survival and triumph amid unspeakable sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than a century later, Qutuuq's story, which has descended through her Inupiat Eskimo family as oral history, is retold in print by her great-granddaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Loretta Outwater Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alaska Northwest Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.18h x 5.08w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780882405742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e102744 \/ Winter Walk: A Century-Old Survival Story from the Arctic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCox, Loretta Outwater:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLoretta Outwater Cox\u003c\/b\u003e is an Inupiaq woman, born in Nome, Alaska, and raised in various villages around the Seward Peninsula. She holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in education administration. Loretta taught school in western Alaska for twenty-three years. She and her husband, Skip, have three children and three grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alaska Northwest Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40426887774323,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8f0d05cf-c095-415b-8b51-f92d9085a687.jpg?v=1662644706","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-winter-walk-a-century-old-survival-story-from-the-arctic-9780882405742","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}