We Live in Alaska

by Constance Helmericks

Overview

At twenty-four, Connie and her young husband, Harmon "Bud" Helmericks, set

out from Fairbanks, Alaska in a homemade canoe. Paddling down the

Tanana and into the great Yukon River, they leave their known world

behind. Five months later, they portage a hundred miles across muskeg

and icing ponds to the Kuskokwim River where they battle shifting ice

into the little town of Bethel near the Bering Sea. Along the journey

they encounter Native villages and isolated settlements, learning from

experience and the kindness of strangers. Connie's honest and lyrical

voice depicts a changing Alaska and its endangered people during a

pivotal moment in history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941890127
Publisher:	Epicenter Press (WA)
Publication date:	02/12/2019
Pages:	270
Sales rank:	1,129,888
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Constance Helmericks paddled into the Alaskan wilds in 1942, andspent twelve years exploring the Arctic with her husband. She wrote aseries of bestselling books about their adventures, and co-filmed andproduced three documentaries that were shown on national lecturetours and early television. Their story and photographs were twicefeatured in LIFE Magazine, including the cover. Later wilderness travelswith her young daughters in Canada and Australia were subjects of herseventh and eight books. She was a thoughtful early environmental activist.