Arctic Village (book)

Arctic Village (book)

"Arctic Village" is a book written by Robert Marshall about the Koyukuk River area and the town of Wiseman, Alaska around the year 1930. He referred to the people of this area as "...the happiest civilization of which I have knowledge." The book was republished by the University of Alaska Press as the first title in its Classic Reprint Series.


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