This Raw Land Author:Wayne Short This Raw Land is a sequel to Wayne Short's The Cheechakoes, and tells the adventurous story of his bringing his bride north to Alaska-and their raising of a family on a lonely island in the Alexander Archipelago. Short who skippered a commercial fishing boat during the summer season and wrote when the snow closes in on the mountains, tells a fa... more »scinating true tale of life known to only to a few. The book is quick reading from start to finish; an evening haunted by the lonely cry of a loon, of humor and danger in an isolated life that is a part of the Alaskan heritage.« less