I thought this book was just totally readable. I couldn't put it down. The true story of a 19 year old female school teacher who goes to Alaska. An amazing story.
I found this book difficult to read, not because it is poorly written but because the story is claimed as a true one. As a researcher engaged in a project about the Fortymile and who knows the Purdy family, I can say that Tisha is a highly fictionalized account of Anne Hobbs' first year in Alaska in a town called Chicken. Read it and enjoy it as an adventurous love story but don't believe it and certainly don't try to do any genealogical or geographical research based on it.
I absolutely adore this book! You can tell I'm a bit enthusiastic about it, right? Tisha the young teacher has the chance of a lifetime to teach in Alaska. She jumps at the chance. Her adventures and her life are a thrilling tale to tell. And it's not FICTION - it really happened. After reading the library edition - I sent away for a really nice copy because I wanted it for my permanent library collection. A keeper. Recommend.
I found this book difficult to read, not because it is poorly written but because the story is claimed as a true one. As a researcher engaged in a project about the Fortymile and who knows the Purdy family, I can say that Tisha is a highly fictionalized account of Anne Hobbs' first year in Alaska in a town called Chicken. Read it and enjoy it as an adventurous love story but don't believe it and certainly don't try to do any genealogical or geographical research based on it.
This is a wonderful book. I couldn't put it down. Proof that true stories are the most exciting and inspiring!
This is a wonderful true story about a young woman who began her teaching career in the backwoods of Alaska. I highly recommend it.
I absolutely adore this book! You can tell I'm a bit enthusiastic about it, right? Tisha the young teacher has the chance of a lifetime to teach in Alaska. She jumps at the chance. Her adventures and her life are a thrilling tale to tell. And it's not FICTION - it really happened. After reading the library edition - I sent away for a really nice copy because I wanted it for my permanent library collection. A keeper. Recommend.
Heard about this book from a friend. It was very interesting,if you like historical novels. Story about a young woman starting out to teach in 1927. She went to the wilds of Alaska and it was very much a wilderness in 1927. This was her first experience teaching in Alaska. It was a tiny gold-mining community called Chicken.
The wonderful true love story of a young teacher in the Alaskan wilderness.
I enjoyed this book. Learned many things I didn't know about prejudice in Alaska at the time this book was set in. Made me glad I have central heating in the school I work in.
I found this book difficult to read, not because it is poorly written but because the story is claimed as a true one. As a researcher engaged in a project about the Fortymile and who knows the Purdy family, I can say that Tisha is a highly fictionalized account of Anne Hobbs' first year in Alaska in a town called Chicken. Read it and enjoy it as an adventurous love story but don't believe it and certainly don't try to do any genealogical or geographical research based on it.