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About this book
2023 Independent Publisher Book Award GOLD in Environmental/Ecology
2022 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Natural History Literature "A Thousand Trails Home is a book of supernal majesty, a book to break and restore your heart. Seth Kantner's devotion to the living pulse and unity of the skein of wonder that is the Alaskan wilderness haunts and inspires me." -- Louise Erdrich, author of The Night Watchman
- Bestselling, award-winning author of Ordinary Wolves, a debut novel Publisher's Weekly called "a tour de force"
- Conservation-based story of changing Arctic from an on-the-ground perpective
- Features full-color photography throughout
A stunningly lyrical firsthand account of a life spent hunting, studying, and living alongside caribou, A Thousand Trails Home encompasses the historical past and present day, revealing the fragile intertwined lives of people and animals surviving on an uncertain landscape of cultural and climatic change sweeping the Alaskan Arctic. Author Seth Kantner vividly illuminates this critical story about the interconnectedness of the Iñupiat of Northwest Alaska, the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, and the larger Arctic region. This story has global relevance as it takes place in one of the largest remaining intact wilderness ecosystems on the planet, ground zero for climate change in the US. This compelling and complex tale revolvesaround the politics of caribou, race relations, urban vs. rural demands, subsistence vs. sport hunting, and cultural priorities vs. resource extraction—a story that requires a fearless writer with an honest voice and an open heart.
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Table of contents
- A Thousand Trails Home: Living with Caribou
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: Caribou in the Night
- Part I: The First Season of the Year
- Part II: The Second Season of the Year
- Part III: The Third Season of the Year
- Part IV: The Final Season of the Year
- Epilogue: White Walkers
- Acknowledgments
- Iñupiaq Glossary
- About the Author