Between Breaths: A Teacher in the Alaskan Bush

by Sandra K. Mathews

Book Overview

In 1958, Alaska was not yet a state; it was one of the last frontiers in the West and offered a life of adventure to anyone willing to relocate there. Donna Joy McGladrey, the daughter of a Methodist minister, had recently graduated from college and was ready for what Alaska promised.

McGladrey became the first band instructor in Dillingham, a remote fishing village 350 miles west of Anchorage. Before she arrived, someone showed her a photo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826338771
• ISBN13: 9780826338778
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.9"