{"product_id":"across-the-shamans-river-daniel-lee-henry-9781602233294","title":"Across the Shaman's River: John Muir, the Tlingit Stronghold, and the Opening of the North","description":"\u003ci\u003eAcross the Shaman's River \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of one of Alaska's last Native American strongholds, a Tlingit community closed off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher, and John Muir. \u003cbr\u003e Tucked in the corner of Southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfully warded off the Anglo influences that had swept into other corners of the territory. This tribe was viewed by European and American outsiders as the last wild tribe and a frustrating impediment to access. Missionaries and prospectors alike had widely failed to bring the Tlingit into their power. Yet, when John Muir arrived in 1879, accompanied by a fiery preacher, it only took a speech about \"brotherhood\"--and some encouragement from the revered local shaman Skandoo'o--to finally transform these \"hostile heathens.\" \u003cbr\u003e Using Muir's original journal entries, as well as historic writings of explorers juxtaposed with insights from contemporary tribal descendants, \u003ci\u003eAcross the Shaman's River \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how Muir's famous canoe journey changed the course of history and had profound consequences on the region's Native Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Lee Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602233292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602233294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Alaska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Daniel Lee Henry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995788378367,"sku":"9781602233294","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89d4caad-03db-4b44-8f6c-411a692666e1.jpg?v=1683337856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/across-the-shamans-river-daniel-lee-henry-9781602233294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}