{"product_id":"cold-river-spirits-9781935347156","title":"Cold River Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wryly humorous and inspirational story about a proud Alaska Native family struggling to survive in two worlds. Sam and Louise Harper and their ten children make a soul-grinding transition into a modern white-dominated society where they face bigotry, poverty, and illness. Yet, Louise, the Athabascan matriarch, remains in touch with centuries-old traditions of healing, honoring nature's spirits, and a belief that the spirits of all Athabascans one day will return to the waters of the Yukon River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Sitka, Alaska, of Koyukon Athabascan and French-Dutch descent, Jan Harper-Haines began gathering stories about her Athabascan mother and grandmother in 1990. The author earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alaska, where her mother, Flora Jane Harper, was the first Native graduate in 1935. She lives in the San Francisco area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Epicenter Press (WA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50364260483346,"sku":"9781935347156","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa01cf00-137f-4db5-94c9-2dbf9e9ea8bb.jpg?v=1728429922","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cold-river-spirits-9781935347156","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}