ICE TO FIRE. by Strauss, Marty - (2005)

Carmel, IN:: Cork Hill Press,, (2005). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a fine dust jacket (missing front endpaper). First edition. Novel spanning 200 years, from just before the arrival of the Russians in Alaska to the late 20th century, one which tells the story of "a native people struggling to meet the challenge of invaders to their homeland and their struggle to maintain their cultural identity.. . Topu, the village where the story takes place, is a fictional place based on many of the characteristics of native villages in the area.. . The story is based on interviews with elders and listening to their native history as told through dance and stories." 130 pp.