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Faith of cranes finding hope and family in Alaska

"Faith of Cranes is Lentfer's quiet, lyrical memoir of his home near Glacier Bay, where he reveals a family's simple acts--planting potatoes, gathering berries, hunting deer--and a close and eccentric Alaskan community. He shows us how several thousand birds, and one little girl, teach a new father...

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Main Author: Lentfer, Hank
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Lentfer, Hank.
Lentfer, Hank > Family.
Gustavus (Alaska) > Biography.
Fathers > Alaska > Gustavus > Biography.
Conservationists > Alaska > Gustavus > Biography.
Sandhill crane > Alaska > Gustavus Region.
Gustavus Region (Alaska) > Environmental conditions.
Fatherhood > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Hope > Case studies.
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Summary:"Faith of Cranes is Lentfer's quiet, lyrical memoir of his home near Glacier Bay, where he reveals a family's simple acts--planting potatoes, gathering berries, hunting deer--and a close and eccentric Alaskan community. He shows us how several thousand birds, and one little girl, teach a new father there is no future imaginable that does not leave room for compassion and grace."--P. [4] of cover.
Physical Description:179 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:9781594856396 (pbk.)
1594856397 (pbk.)
9781594856402 (ebook)
1594856400 (ebook)
Author Notes:Hank Lentfer, a life-long Alaskan, is a gardener, hunter, woodworker, and musician. He helped establish and now manages the Gustavus Forelands Preserve, a four-thousand-acre refuge for migratory sandhill cranes. His writing has appeared in Orion, Wilderness, and several anthologies including Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril. He is co-editor of Arctic Refuge: A Circle of Testimony.

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