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Nick Jans leads us into his "found" home—the Eskimo village of Ambler, Alaska, and the vast wilderness around it. In his powerful essays, the rhythms of daily arctic life blend with high adventure—camping among the wolves, traveling with Inupiat hunters, witnessing the Kobuk River at spring breakup.
The poignancy of a village funeral comes to life, hordes of mosquitoes whine against a tent, a grizzly stands etched against the snow—just a sampling of the images and events rendered in Jans' transparent, visual prose. Moments of humor are offset by haunting insights, and by thoughtful reflections on contemporary Inupiaq culture, making A Place Beyond a book to read and enjoy.
What has always impressed me about Jans’ writing is his modesty and ability to describe scenes aptly without exaggeration…Jans can write about wolves and caribou and ice mostly engagingly, but he is at his best telling of himself and his friends. --- Bill Hunt, We Alaskans
Acknowledgments - pg 7, Map pg - 8, Preface pg - 11, Grandpa’s Ghost pg -15, Putyuq Always Get pg-21, Thin Water pg – 27, Sometimes Always Never pg 33, Gearhead Heaven pg – 39, One of Us pg – 45, A State of Mind pg – 51, The Only Game pg - 59, Whistle for the Wind pg – 65, The Killing Field pg – 71, The Light Within pg – 77, The Trouble with Wood pg – 83, Mister Rue pg – 89, Coming Home pg – 95, Dollies pg – 103, Beautiful Meat pg – 109, Remembering What They Know pg – 115, The Hardest Season pg- 121, Dumb Head pg - 127, One Leaf pg – 113, I Pick Your Name pg – 141, Wolves Are Listening pg – 147, Traveling with My Eyes pg – 153, Permission pg – 159, The Song of Ice pg – 165, Fourteen Bucks pg – 171, The Quiet Voices pg – 179, This Place pg – 185.