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Fifty Miles From Tomorrow: A Memoir Of Alaska And The Real People (2008)

by William L. Iggiagruk Hensley(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0374154848 (ISBN13: 9780374154844)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Sarah Crichton Books

review 1: Willie Hensley is one of the most prominent, tenacious, ambitious politicians in contemporary Alaska. I've heard him speak on several occasions and always thought his personality, especially as he makes himself known through his speaking voice, enigmatic. No wonder. Hensley lays it all out in this book. The height and distance of his life's arc is remarkable. The story contains much information about the establishment of Alaska Native people in the new state's political discourse. But for people already versed in that social history, what stands out most is the portrait of a man grappling with almost unbearably heavy questions of duty, respect, cultural identity and personal destiny.
review 2: I heard a review of this book on NPR a long time ago and just g... moreot around to reading it.I didn't remember why it was on my list, but assumed I always have good judgment about putting a book on my list. As I read it, I remember a lot of the events around one of the central themes--native land ownership in Alaska. This is William Iggiagruk Hensley's (missionaries made them take American names and he mentions that he personally knew Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington) memoir and spans a lot of events. And it touches on all the problems with integrating cultures. as. one group is always disadvantaged less

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