Bøger af Cheryle Coapstick

Alaska-FAR AND AWAYWith a frozen tundra in the north, rainforest in the southeast, barren volcanic islands in the southwest, and lakes and streams in the interior, it is a land that draws those with a pioneer spirit. A land that welcomes both scoundrels and saints. Alaska-the Last Frontier. Sitka, Alaska, USA-previously, New Archangel, Russian America-to the Tlingits, Shee. Sitka's relationship with its various peoples and cultures is multi-faceted, emotional, and almost mystical. Who are the people who settled the wooded mountains and pristine shorelines of Sitka?¿ Agrefena clings to her ten-thousand-year-old Tlingit heritage and fights against the segregation of Sitka when she enters adulthood in the 1920s. ¿ Ade Bunderson travels the Midwest and South with his father until fear and courage propel him to Alaska.¿ Stormy Durand runs from everything he lost in WWI and finds solace in Alaska's wilderness.¿ Father Alexi flees the Russian Revolution with his family and attempts to cross the waters to Alaska.¿ Ollyanna Oskolkoff journeys from the Kenai Peninsula to Sitka to rescue her sister.Each one's life connects with Miss Ruth and finds through her love for this land the comfort and guidance they need while settling in Sitka.They've come home!

Glaphira (Firy) Oskolkoff buried the confusion of her biracial heritage - Russian, Yupik, possibly white. Firy didn''t fit in a segregated Sitka, Alaska.Childhood losses and pain caused her to seek a safe, uneventful life. Her desire for predictable, peaceful times was doomed. Still, she tried to live by Mama''s words, "Love Bozhe and do what''s right."The black and white Movietonews reports shown at the local theater made the war in Europe and even the South Pacific seem far away, unreal. Then the enemy invaded Alaska. It was thought the Japanese Navy would cross the Gulf of Alaska and attack Sitka. To Firy, the more immediate danger was the thousands of American servicemen pouring into Sitka. She must protect her sisters and herself.Amid her fears and anxieties about the war, Firy had other concerns. Ever since Papa Bill had married Mama, he and his cronies from the Sitka Café decided they had the right to interfere in her life. They thought they were doing the right thing. Crazy old coots. She could take care of herself, thank you very much.