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Son of the smoky sea / by Nutchuk [Simeon Oliver] with Alden Hatch ; illus. by Nutchuk.
Autobiography, till 1925, of a Norwegian-Eskimo boy Simeon Oliver (Nutchuk) and his life as he grew up in a mission home on Unalaska. Shows 20th century life of natives along the Bering Sea, particularly the Aleuts.
Record details
- Physical Description: viii, 243, 2 unnumbered pages, plates : illustrations, maps, 2 portrait (including frontispiece) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : J. Messner, Inc., [©1941]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Map on lining papers. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The treasure in the snow.--I find my home.--The gift from the sea.--Dr. Newhall, father, teacher, friend.--The Jesse Lee home, Christian outpost.--Cod-lines in the smoky sea.--Apprentice to Hippocrates.--Whaling.--The mine in the volcano.--I go outside.--American home.--Eskimo in college.--The girl at the piano.--My dear son.--I go back.--Little Man of the Tundra.--My own people.--Between two worlds. |
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| Subject: | Eskimos. Eskimos > Alaska > Aleutian Islands. Eskimos. Eskimos. Aleutian Islands (Alaska) Alaska > Aleutian Islands. Aleutian Islands (Alaska) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | AK_DUP 917.98 OLI (Text) | 000155089 | Ask Staff -- Duplicate | In process | - |
| Homer Public Library | SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 917.98 OLI (Text) | 000155088 | Ask Staff -- Special Collections | Available | - |