The beloved real-life Story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved. --Publishers Weekly.
The memoir reads like an old-fashioned novel, a heartwarming love Story with the added interest of frontier hardships and vividly portrayed characters.
Now this beautiful new edition is available to inspire many more.
As told to Robert Specht, Anne Hobbs\'s true Story has captivated generations of readers.
People get as mean as the weather, she discovered, but they were also capable of great good.
After she allowed Native American children into her class and fell in love with a half-Inuit man, she would learn the meanings of prejudice and perseverance, irrational hatred and unconditional love.
Running a ramshackle schoolhouse would expose her to more than just the elements.
Anne Hobbs was only nineteen in 1927 when she came to harsh and beautiful Alaska.
So when I was offered the job of teaching school in a gold-mining settlement called Chicken, I accepted right away.
From the time I\'d been a girl, I\'d been thrilled with the idea of living on a frontier.
The beloved real-life Story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved
