| TAKU:
Four Amazing Individuals—Four Incredible Life Stories,
And the Alaskan Wilderness Lodge That Brought Them Together |
| The
Story of Dr. Harry Carlos DeVighne, Leigh Hackley “Hack”
Smith, Erie Smith, and Mary Joyce |
|
Q:
What do these people have in common?
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A homeless orphan who became the Alaska Territory’s Commissioner
of Health
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A spoiled millionaire playboy who distinguished himself on the
battlefields of World War I and twice received France’s highest
military honor, the Croix de Guerre
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An indentured servant who one day traveled to Alaska aboard her
own private yacht
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A spunky surgical nurse who took a 1,000-mile dogsled journey
in the winter of 1935
A:
Each were early owners of Alaska’s Taku Lodge. And this is
their story.
Hard
Cover, 208 Pages with black and white photos, $24.95
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