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Learning to Like Muktuk: An Unlikely Explorer in Territorial Alaska
Penelope S. Easton
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Description for Learning to Like Muktuk: An Unlikely Explorer in Territorial Alaska
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFCV; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
When Penelope Easton, a young, vigorous, sensible WWII veteran with a Masters in Public Health Nutrition, embarked on a journey to Territorial Alaska to serve as the dietary consultant for the Alaskan Health Department, she could not anticipate the deplorable health-related conditions that she would find. The author observed the effects of measles and tuberculosis epidemics, educational philosophies that opted to teach Native children only in English, a scarcity of imported food supplies, and the derision of native foodways.
Fascinated by the foods of indigenous Alaskans, such as muktuk, strips of whale skin and blubber, she took every opportunity ... Read more
When Penelope Easton, a young, vigorous, sensible WWII veteran with a Masters in Public Health Nutrition, embarked on a journey to Territorial Alaska to serve as the dietary consultant for the Alaskan Health Department, she could not anticipate the deplorable health-related conditions that she would find. The author observed the effects of measles and tuberculosis epidemics, educational philosophies that opted to teach Native children only in English, a scarcity of imported food supplies, and the derision of native foodways.
Fascinated by the foods of indigenous Alaskans, such as muktuk, strips of whale skin and blubber, she took every opportunity ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870717581
SKU
V9780870717581
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99-15
About Penelope S. Easton
As a child of the Great Depression, Penelope S. Easton learned to ""make do"" with what she had and developed a spirit of adventure that was essential in preparing her for work in Territorial Alaska. The epilogue of the book describes her returns to Alaska as a member of research teams from 1996 through 2005. She now resides in Durham, ... Read more
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