The Silence of the NorthWhen she was nine years old, Olive Fredrickson witnessed her mother's death in the Arctic wilderness. At nineteen, she married a trapper who led her into a perilous life far removed from the comforts of civilization. Told from a harrowing first-person perspective, Fredrickson recounts the hair-raising experiences of her first years in the frozen wasteland that was her husband's hunting ground. When her attempt to run a farm single-handedly, after her husband's death, threatened to end in ruin, Fredrickson walked 40 miles alone to the nearest village, in a desperate attempt to obtain food for her starving family by bartering against future crops. It was a life-or-death journey filled with bears, wolves, and unparalleled danger. The Silence of the North is a story of extraordinary adventure, courage, and human determination in the face of impossible odds. (6 X 9, 240 pages, b&w photos) |
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... hunting , and since there was no one to leave the children with , we would have to go as a family . We were not hunting for fun . It was early summer , and the crop of vegetables I had planted in the garden was growing , but there was ...
... hunting , and since there was no one to leave the children with , we would have to go as a family . We were not hunting for fun . It was early summer , and the crop of vegetables I had planted in the garden was growing , but there was ...
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... hunting , and the wolves and the gold camp at Germansen Landing . " Do you like to hunt ? " John asked . " All but the killing , " I confessed . " I've always dreaded that , but I had to do it for a living . ” " We'll go hunting ...
... hunting , and the wolves and the gold camp at Germansen Landing . " Do you like to hunt ? " John asked . " All but the killing , " I confessed . " I've always dreaded that , but I had to do it for a living . ” " We'll go hunting ...
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... hunting grounds of mine . I used to go there when I wanted to make sure the kids and I wouldn't go through a winter hungry . " " It's worth a try , " John agreed . Then he added with a twinkle in his eyes , " If we kill a moose , you ...
... hunting grounds of mine . I used to go there when I wanted to make sure the kids and I wouldn't go through a winter hungry . " " It's worth a try , " John agreed . Then he added with a twinkle in his eyes , " If we kill a moose , you ...
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The House of Sadness | 1 |
North to the Peace | 10 |
Goodwins Halfway House | 22 |
Copyright | |
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