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Biography & Autobiography. Family & Relationships. Nonfiction. HTML:The beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved.   �From the time I�d been a girl, I�d been thrilled with the idea of living on a frontier. So when I was offered the job of teaching school in a gold-mining settlement called Chicken, I accepted right away.�   Anne Hobbs was only nineteen in 1927 when she came to harsh and beautiful Alaska. Running a ramshackle schoolhouse would expose her to more than just the elements. After she allowed Native American children into her class and fell in love with a half-Inuit man, she would learn the meanings of prejudice and perseverance, irrational hatred and unconditional love. �People get as mean as the weather,� she discovered, but they were also capable of great good.   As told to Robert Specht, Anne Hobbs�s true story has captivated generations of readers. Now this beautiful new edition is available to inspire many more.   �The memoir reads like an old-fashioned novel, a heartwarming love story with the added interest of frontier hardships and vividly portrayed characters.��Publishers Weekly.… (more)