{"product_id":"fifty-miles-from-tomorrow-william-l-iggiagruk-hensley-9780312429362","title":"Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn alternately charming and harrowing account of over 50 years of one remarkable native Alaskan's life - from living off the land north of the Arctic Circle, to the Alaskan senate, Hensely is a huge hero to his community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn twenty-nine miles north of the arctic circle, William L. Iggiagruk Hensley was raised to live the seminomadic life that his Ipiaq ancestors had lived for thousands of years. In this stirring memoir, he offers us a rare firsthand account of growing up Native Alaskan, and later, in the lower forty-eight, as a fearless advocate for Native land rights. In 1971, after years of tirelessly lobbying the United States government, he played a key role in a landmark victory that enabled the Inupiaq to take charge of their economic and political destiny. \u003ci\u003eFifty Miles from Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is a joyous celebration of Hensley's life among the Ipiaq people and of fighting for their rights (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William L. Iggiagruk Hensley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312429363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.60w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2010 pg. 24","brand":"William L. Iggiagruk Hensley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043908677887,"sku":"9780312429362","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0502b55e-c215-4f2c-ad4d-9e3ec75de32d.jpg?v=1684969822","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fifty-miles-from-tomorrow-william-l-iggiagruk-hensley-9780312429362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}