Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal Courage and Survival theory perspectives upended

perspectives upended

of her love for Darrel

Jessica Bissett Perea

he and his family have lived a life of late-night exits and narrow escapes--always on the move across the South to stay one step ahead of the law

gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel as they welcome baby into the world

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal Courage and Survival theory perspectives upendedBased on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine. Though these women have been known to complain more than contribute, they now must either survive on their own or die trying. In simple but vivid detail, Velma Wallis depicts a