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Format:
Book
Title:
Song of the river
ISBN:
9780380973705

9780380726035
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Avon Books, 1997.
Physical Description:
484 pages : 1 map ; 25 cm.
Series title(s):
Number in series:
BK. 1.
General Note:
Series statement inferred from information found in book 2 of series.
Contents:
Prologue -- Part one: Twenty years later/winter, 6460 BC -- Part two: Summer, 6460 BC -- Part three -- Part four: Winter, 6459 BC -- Author's notes -- Glossary of Native American words -- Pharmacognosia -- Acknowledgments.
Summary:
A historical novel on the Aleut people, who inhabited prehistoric Alaska. The hero is Chakliux, a trader of hunting dogs who becomes embroiled in tribal intrigues, leading to murder and the massacre of dogs. Lots of detail on the Aleut way of life.
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