{"product_id":"fifty-miles-from-tomorrow-a-memoir-of-alaska-and-the-real-people-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\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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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 upiaq 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 upiaq people and of fighting for their rights\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\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\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William L. Iggiagruk Hensley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635885699228,"sku":"9780312429362","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2db50345-c972-439b-8b98-648bce8ef33f.jpg?v=1603840798","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fifty-miles-from-tomorrow-a-memoir-of-alaska-and-the-real-people-9780312429362","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}