Bad Water and Other Stories of the Alaskan Panhandle is a book of
short stories set in southeast Alaska on an archipelago about the
size of Florida. There are not many people and most of them live in
a few small scattered towns. Some live in the more remote areas of
the thousands of miles of coastline and hundreds of backwater bays
and coves, making a living at whatever is available. Alaska is a
place where geography and weather dictate human behavior, and that
could mean eating the same dried beans, rice, deer meat and fish
for a good part of the year. With no freeways and little law
enforcement (a 911call means contacting the Coast Guard), people
must learn to be self-sufficient, especially in times of
emergencies. Sometimes people make their own solutions to solve
problems. If a solution doesn't work and you're still alive, it's
time to try another The folks that live in this remote part of
Alaska do whatever it takes to make it work. There's a freedom that
can't be had in civilization, but the price is high. These are
their stories. Tom Hunt and his wife live on a small island about a
mile from Ketchikan, Alaska. There aren't any cars or roads, so
everyone lives on or by the water. They've worked in construction,
commercial fishing and teaching. "We live in a cove named Whiskey
Cove, a name from prohibition days when Canadian liquor was sold to
locals before it was transported to town. The first paragraph of
"Making Do" is a good description of Whiskey Cove." Publisher's
website: http: //sbpra.com/TomHunt
General
| Imprint: |
Strategic Book Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2013 |
| First published: |
March 2013 |
| Authors: |
Tom Hunt
|
| Dimensions: |
226 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
206 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-62516-109-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-62516-109-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781625161093 |
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