The bleak wilderness of America's 49th state challenges three women in different eras: Julie, a nurse, who must serve victims of a 1925 diphtheria epidemic; Beth, whose Canadian-born husband is killed in World War II; and Rita, who takes on the ultimate test of endurance, the Iditarod dog sled... read more
After studying in Seattle for five years, Julie returns to the Alaska territory to begin her career as a public health nurse. She and her mother had dreamed of the day when Julie, smart Eskimo herself, would bring both health care and God's...
When Beth learns that her Canadian-born husband was killed in action in World War II, she returns to Alaska with her two young sons. Soon their remote village is overrun by thousands of soliders and civilians building the Alcan highway, part of...
Confident and fiercly independent, Rita travels back to her hometown of Tok,Alaska. At the urging of her father, she enters the dogsled race of her dreams-the famed Iditarod-with a relentless pursuit. Although Mark Williams hopes to become more...
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