Surviving the Storms Author:Various Surviving the Storms is an inside look into a culture rich with rugged commercial fishermen, traditional Potlatch gatherings and where a grizzly bear on the airstrip is the norm. A cocky wildlife biologist dares to challenge the white-capped Yukon River alone. After snaring his boat in the trees amidst swirling waters, he desperately searc... more »hes for a way of escape. A native Tlingit, named for his grandfather, The Last Great Peacemaker, finds no peace as he struggles to free himself of the curse of alcoholism. A former police officer, who witnessed the death of his partner and best friend, must shake himself from the paranoia that drives him to leave a loaded gun under his pillow with two pre-schoolers in the house. The lives of two babies hang in the balance as their worried parents keep vigil one born almost three months prematurely and the other infant stricken with the deadliest form of spinal meningitis. Will doctors be able to save them? Nestled in the beautiful pristine Alaskan wilderness on the northeast shore of Chichagof Island, Hoonah is a place where ancient heritage has survived. Sixty-five percent of its 900 year-round residents are Tlingit natives; the rest mostly Scandinavian or other ethnic folks. Surging from these pages are seven stories of Hoonah residents who survived their storms in many cases, against all odds.« less