William L. Iggiagruk Hensley
Author of Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People
"Alaska is my identity, my home, and my cause. I was there, after all, before Gore-Tex replaced muskrat and wolf skin in parkas, before moon boots replaced mukluks, before the gas drill replaced the age-old tuuq we used to dig through five feet of ice to fish. I was there before the snow machine, back when the huskies howled their eagerness to pull the sled. I was there before the outboard motor showed up, when the qayaq and umiaq glided silently across the water, and I was there when the candle and the Coleman lamp provided all the light we needed." -- from Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People
William L. Iggiagruk Hensley is the author of Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People, published December 2008 by Sarah Creighton Books. A Publisher's Weekly Pick of the Week!
Many books and articles have been written about Alaska and Alaska Native history, cultures and politics, but the voices of the Real People themselves have rarely been heard. Fifty Miles from Tomorrow is personal and political - it's one man's story, but also a sharp, poignant telling of Alaska history.
Willie Hensley has been instrumental in Alaska's business and public service institutions throughout his adult life; Fifty Miles from Tomorrow presents his unique voice and experience as an Alaskan leader, man and Inupiaq.
Many books and articles have been written about Alaska and Alaska Native history, cultures and politics, but the voices of the Real People themselves have rarely been heard. Fifty Miles from Tomorrow is personal and political - it's one man's story, but also a sharp, poignant telling of Alaska history.
Willie Hensley has been instrumental in Alaska's business and public service institutions throughout his adult life; Fifty Miles from Tomorrow presents his unique voice and experience as an Alaskan leader, man and Inupiaq.
