By Jan Harper-Haines. The legacy of an Athbascan-Irish family from Alaska's Yukon River. Sam & Louise Harper & their ten children make a soul-grinding transition into a modern white-dominated society where they fact bigotry, poverty, and illness. Yet, Louise remains in touch with centuries-old traditions of healing, honoring nature's spirits, & a belief that the spirits of all Athabascans one day will return to the headwaters of the Yukon River. Cold River Spirits is an exhilarating storyof survival told with humor and grace. Hardcover with black & white photos, 2000, 191p.