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In an Alaskan island's oral traditions, a baby's cry cucks in the northern lights, a man marries a tree, the muskeg swallows a restaurant, and the dead go to Seattle: 42 linked tales in a story-cycle of life, death, and climate catastrophe in the frigid cold of Alaska.

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  1. Title Page, Map, copyright, Acknowledgments, Dedication
  2. pp. i-viii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. ix-xii
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  1. Letter of Transmittal
  2. S. D. Harstead
  3. pp. 1-2
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  1. Introduction
  2. John R. Swanton
  3. pp. 3-4
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  1. Myths Recorded in English at Wrangell
  1. The Girl with Pink Hair
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 7-19
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  1. His Spirits Kept Turning Back
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson, Speaker: Charlie Edwin
  3. pp. 20-22
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  1. The Drowning Ceremony
  2. Recorded by John Swanton
  3. pp. 23-27
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  1. The Man Who Married a Tree
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Recounted by Old Town Jim
  3. pp. 28-30
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  1. First Contact in Lituya Bay Revisited
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 31-34
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  1. A Boat Named Coffin
  2. Recorded by John Swanton
  3. pp. 35-36
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  1. Old Men Who Speak of Bears
  2. Recorded by John R. Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 37-41
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  1. The Woman Who Married a Bear
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Speaker: Mina Agard
  3. pp. 42-45
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  1. The Girl Who Paid Attention
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 46-50
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  1. Wrangell Town Fire Story
  2. Recorded by: John Swanton
  3. pp. 51-53
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  1. Ceremony after the Wrangell Fire
  2. Recorded by: John Swanton
  3. p. 54
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  1. The Boy Who Loved Sparks
  2. Recorded by: John Swanton
  3. pp. 55-57
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  1. In a Light Fantastic
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson, Speaker: Unidentified woman in the Zimovia Bar
  3. pp. 58-61
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  1. A Blanket on the Sea
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 62-64
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  1. Deadmans Island
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 65-68
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  1. The Terrible Wild Children
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 69-71
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  1. Men’s Stories
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson, Recounted by Tova Agard
  3. pp. 72-73
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  1. The Woman in the Final Frontier
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson, Recounted by Tova Agard
  3. pp. 74-76
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  1. Escape from Planet Alaska
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Recounted by Tova Agard
  3. pp. 77-78
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  1. The Girl with Demons All Around
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Recounted by Tova Agard
  3. pp. 79-80
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  1. Girls with the Sun in Their Eyes
  2. Recorded by John Swanton
  3. pp. 81-86
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  1. The Boy Who Shot the Star
  2. Recorded by John Swanton
  3. pp. 87-89
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  1. Charlie Edwin’s Trapping Stories
  2. Recorded by John R. Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson, Speaker: Charlie Edwin
  3. pp. 90-92
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  1. Salmon Woman
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 93-94
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  1. The Man Who Saves the Dead
  2. Recorded by John Swanton
  3. pp. 95-105
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  1. The First Assimilated Sámi in the World
  2. Recorded by John Swanton
  3. pp. 106-112
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  1. The Switching Season
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 113-116
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  1. 52-Hertz
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 117-123
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  1. The Woman Who Governs the Tides
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 124-134
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  1. The Man Who Loved Indians
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 135-152
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  1. The Woman Who Kicked over a Frog
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 153-156
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  1. The Woman Who Shushed
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 157-165
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  1. Can I Touch Your Chinese Hair?
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson, Speaker: Tova Agard
  3. pp. 166-169
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  1. Big Jon Keats
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 170-176
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  1. The Man Who Saw the Light
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 177-187
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  1. The Girl with the Porcelain Face
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 188-195
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  1. Two-Spirited
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 196-210
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  1. Muskeg Swallows Restaurant
  2. Recorded by John Swanton Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 211-216
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  1. Year of the Fire Dragon
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 217-222
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  1. Daughter of the Tides
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson, Speaker: Mina Agard
  3. pp. 223-227
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  1. House Falling into the Sea
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 228-236
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  1. The Dead Man Who Swam Away
  2. Recorded by John Swanton, Assisted by Tooch Waterson
  3. pp. 237-242
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  1. The Flood Story
  2. Recorded by Tooch Waterson, Assisted by Tova Agard
  3. pp. 243-267
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  1. Biographical Note
  2. p. 268
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