Aleutian Sparrow

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  Aleutian Sparrow

  By Karen Hesse

  Under a Canopy of Trees Around our crowded camp, everywhere we turn, green life rubs its moss skin against us. The air steams green, and always the sound of dripping Always the smell of rot. Always green curtains smothering us.

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  Aleutian Sparrow

  By Karen Hesse

  With resilience, compassion, and humor, the Aleuts responded to the sorrows of upheaval and dislocation. This is the story of Vera, a young Aleut caught up in the turmoil of war.

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  Aleutian Sparrow

  By Karen Hesse

  And always Solomon's little store, lit by kerosene, where the men drink salmonberry wine and solve the problems of our people. SOLOMON'S STORE Zachary Solomon ran the Kashega store for ten years maybe. But when the Japanese attacked ...

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  Aleutian Sparrow

  By Karen Hesse

  An Aleutian Islander recounts her suffering during World War II in American internment camps designed to "protect" the population from the invading Japanese.

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  Aleutian Sparrow

  By Karen Hesse

  Aleutian Sparrow