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Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness Paperback - 2018

by Robert Specht


About this book

he story of Anne Hobbs's life as schoolmarm in the remote gold-rush settlement of Chicken, Alaska, and of her romantic and professional loves and their consequences.

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The beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved. "From the time I'd been a girl, I'd been thrilled with the idea of living on a frontier. So when I was offered the job of teaching school in a gold-mining settlement called Chicken, I accepted right away." Anne Hobbs was only nineteen in 1927 when she came to harsh and beautiful Alaska. Running a ramshackle schoolhouse would expose her to more than just the elements. After she allowed Native American children into her class and fell in love with a half-Inuit man, she would learn the meanings of prejudice and perseverance, irrational hatred and unconditional love. "People get as mean as the weather," she discovered, but they were also capable of great good. As told to Robert Specht, Anne Hobbs's true story has captivated generations of readers. Now this beautiful new edition is available to inspire many more. "The memoir reads like an old-fashioned novel, a heartwarming love story with the added interest of frontier hardships and vividly portrayed characters."--Publishers Weekly

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  • Title Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness
  • Author Robert Specht
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bantam
  • Date 2018-08-28
  • ISBN 9781524798895 / 1524798894
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 1 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 4
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1920's
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Alaska
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Teachers - United States, Purdy, Anne
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018459441
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Robert Specht was born and brought up in New York City. A late starter, he graduated from CCNY at the age of thirty-two after winning top awards in both short story and essay competitions. Soon afterward he headed for California, where he became an editor in the Los Angeles offices of a major book publishing firm. It was then that he met the heroine of this book and became fascinated with her story. Not until years later, however, after he became a freelance writer, was he able to sit down and devote his full energies to writing it.
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