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Where the Black Fish Swims: An Eskimo family's journey for survival to escape the Spanish Flu in Alaska

Where the Black Fish Swims: An Eskimo family's journey for survival to escape the Spanish Flu in Alaska

Hymes, Molly

Paperback

Biographies GeneralNative American History

ISBN10: 1637471505
ISBN13: 9781637471500
Publisher: Publication Consultants
Published: Oct 9 2025
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Qataruaq, a young Eskimo boy living a quiet subsistence life with his family along Alaska's Kusquqvak River, sees his world shatter when sickness sweeps through the village, leaving his family as the only survivors. With little more than their dog teams and a few belongings, they abandon the only home they have ever known and flee into the dead of winter. Their six-month journey north becomes a relentless test of endurance across frozen tundra, where every mile demands their strength, courage, and will to survive. The land is harsh and unyielding, yet amid the desolation, they meet villagers whose warm hearts offer rare moments of kindness and hope. But time is against them. As spring nears, thawing ice and boggy ground threaten to trap them, forcing the family to push forward through impossible odds. Where the Black Fish Swims is a story of resilience, family, and hope-one boy's journey through loss and hardship in a desperate search for a new beginning in Alaska's vast, untamed wilderness.

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