{"product_id":"the-man-who-swam-with-beavers-stories-paperback","title":"The Man Who Swam with Beavers: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Lord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fresh, startling, wonderful stories deserve a wide readership. I gobbled them up.--Maxine Kumin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Lord writes subtly but eloquently about the natural splendors of the state. . . . \u003ci\u003eSurvival\u003c\/i\u003e speaks volumes about the real Alaska, a place where anything goes--but only if you're willing to pay the price. --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlaska--wild, grand, still unsubjugated--\u003ci\u003elives in this book. --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Review\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eSurvival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the Native Alaskan myths and legends of her adopted state, Nancy Lord explores the persistent human need for contact with nature in the quietly ironic fables set that make up \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Swam with Beavers\u003c\/i\u003e. It is not my intent to appropriate, retell, or improve on the traditional source stories, but to use them as starting points to explore the dilemmas and delights of modern American life. The title refers to a Dena'ina traditional story about a man who lived with beavers, with the moral that all creatures have their own lives, as complete and legitimate as any others. These wise, charming stories examine individual and collective responsibilities to one another and to the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Lord was born in New Hampshire and has lived in Homer, Alaska, since 1973, where she writes, teaches creative writing for the University of Alaska, and fishes commercially for salmon. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares, Antioch Review, Sierra, North American Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManoa.\u003c\/i\u003e Her books include \u003ci\u003eGreen Alaska: Dreams from the Far Coast, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFishcamp: Life on an Alaskan Shore, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSurvival.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 251\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.5 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771505836320,"sku":"9781566891103","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c0086eb20ef2ada400d620ce9da9b8c9.webp?v=1780387805","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-who-swam-with-beavers-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}