Art and Eskimo Power - by Lael Morgan (Paperback)
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Highlights
- At Howard Rock's birth, a shaman predicted that he would become a great man.
- About the Author: Lael Morgan met Howard Rock in Skagway, Alaska in 1965 while she was on assignment for the Juneau Alaska Empire and he was taking the only real vacation he ever had from the Tundra Times.
- 258 Pages
- History, United States
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Book Synopsis
At Howard Rock's birth, a shaman predicted that he would become a great man. Born in 1911 in a sod igloo in Point Hope, an ancient Eskimo village, Howard became an accomplished artist and crusading newspaper editor who helped to defend his people from a controversial Atomic Energy Commission proposal to excavate a harbor near his native village with an atomic blast. Art and Eskimo Power chronicles the life of this influential and artist, editor, and founder of the Tundra Times-under whose leadership the newspaper helped to organize Alaska's native people to press their aboriginal land claims before Congress, which ultimately led to their being awarded over $1 billion and 40 million acres.Review Quotes
"By working with Howard Rock, through excellent research and conversations with those who knew him intimately, Lael Morgan brings to life the Inupiaq hero who provided a voice for Native Alaskans when there was none."-William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, author of Fifty Miles from Tomorrow
"As editor of the first statewide Native newspaper, Howard Rock was critical to Alaska Natives' fight for their rights and fair settlement for their land claims. Lael Morgan can write a story well. Alaska historians have selected Art and Eskimo Power for inclusion in The Alaska 67: A Guide to Alaska's Best History Books (2006)."-Joan M. Antonson, Alaska State Historian
About the Author
Lael Morgan met Howard Rock in Skagway, Alaska in 1965 while she was on assignment for the Juneau Alaska Empire and he was taking the only real vacation he ever had from the Tundra Times. In addition to working for Rock under an Alicia Patterson Fellowship, she traveled the bush as a roving editor for National Geographic, continuing to fill in at the Tundra Times in emergencies.Dimensions (Overall): 8.96 Inches (H) x 6.49 Inches (W) x .64 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 258
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Theme: State & Local, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Lael Morgan
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2008
TCIN: 1006091557
UPC: 9781602230217
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-0852
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.26 pounds
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