This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Northward trek weaves through Alaskan hardship and hope
Carol Coburn returns to teach in Tokluta and faces a shattered life after fire. She seeks a place in Mata nuska but finds no schoolhouse, is offered a windward living arrangement, and joins Sock-Eye Schlupp on a rough trek to a snowbound settlement. The story follows resilient grit against an unforgiving frontier.
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Carol Coburn
Eric
the Red
Tokluta
Territorial
Wasilla
Gover
Juneau
Eckstrom
Mr. Bryson
Sock-Eye Schlupp
Klondike Coburn
Jansen Shack
Sock-Eye
Lonesome Valley
Young Lander
Lander
Lock-Eye
John Trumbull
Ol’ Yansen
Cheechake
Olie Eckstrom
Jesus
The
Twelve
Judas
Christ