Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness

by Robert Specht

Book Overview

The beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved. "From the time I'd been a girl, I'd been thrilled with the idea of living on a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553265962
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.9" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful read.

What an exciting book. We had just vacationed in Alaska and i can see that it is a BIG state and the harshness of it all. Wonderful true story worth reading.

Favorite Book read as a teenager

Fell in love with Alaska because of this book, such vivid descriptions of the wilderness and the indigenous people of Alaska.

Amazing story!

An amazing true story that I would recommend to readers of all levels! Must read!

Young teacher goes to Alaska

In 1927 young Anne Hobbs goes to Alaska to be a teacher and to have an adventure. Having no family left in Colorado, she seeks to do something special as her beloved grandmother predicted she would. She finds life difficult because of inclement weather and a lack of conveniences, but the biggest problem she faces is that of prejudice. She seeks to teach and befriend all of the people in the small town of Chicken, Alaska, where she lives but she soon discovers that her kindness towards Indian children raises the ire of the white people in the town. She has to face up to the local school board and the town's people before she is allowed to teach Indians in her school. As if that isn't bad enough she ends up falling in love with a "half-breed" and adopting some mixed-race children. This book is full of adventure and real insight into what it was like to live in Alaska in the 20's. It is also a triumphant story of one woman's love and her persistance in encouraging justice in her small Alaska town.

Tisha/true story of Anne Hobbs

This is a great true life adventure story for the old and young alike. I have recently reread this book after now living in Alaska for almost 15 years. The described scenery and depictions of the people seem more real now than when I read it as a young girl. The story is very believeable and she tells it like it was. Some people out in the bush still live like the way they did in the book but with a few modern conveniences like snow machines. Very good book.

Tisha

Last year (1999-2000) the teacher in my literature class made us read a book that had to do with Alaska (this being more of the state spirit they try and cultivate at school). My mom suggested Tisha, and I finished it shortly after she dug her copy off of her book shelf. The true story of a lady who went to teach in Chicken Alaska was very interesting. I learned things about the way life was in 1927 in Alaska, because now it's very different from that. The racial predjudices that some of her students face are very interesting, and I found this story captivating.

Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness

Set in the wilderness of Alaska in 1927, our heroin Anne Hobbs takes us through the adventure of being a young, open-minded female schoolteacher in the mining settlement of Chicken. Anne arrives in Chicken to find the schoolhouse a shambles and barely any materials to teach with. Through the support of the community she is able to create living quarters and get her classroom in order. Being the newcomer and softhearted type, Anne opened her classroom to more than white children. Anne soon learns that the community isn't receptive to her way of thinking but they can't deny she is a good teacher and that Chicken is very lucky to have her. Anne takes us through her struggles and triumphs as her year in Chicken slowly goes by. We always are aware of the weather, surroundings, people, and her classroom accomplishments. Every twist and turn this story takes, you will find yourself wanting to reach the end.This book was my favorite when I was a little girl and continues to be today. I remember how addicted I got to the storyline and how much I wanted to know how Anne was going to survive her first year teaching in Alaska. Most importantly, we can't overlook the year in which this happened, 1927, where it happened, Alaska, and how open Anne was to the idea of school integration. It amazes me that she didn't want to deny any child or adult an education regardless of race. This is the part of the book that I found the saddest and felt the proudest. I was saddened by the way the white settlers treated and thought about the native people. I was proud of Anne for standing up for what she believed in and that was equality. Tisha will always have a special place in my personal library and Anne Hobbs my personal role model.