"The Fate of Nature" - excerpts
"The Fate of Nature" - excerpts
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"THE FATE OF NATURE" - EXCERPTS
Exxon Valdez oil hits Chenega in the breadbasket and the wallet
Chenega was destroyed by the 1964 earthquake, rebuilt in the 1980s and then hit by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. The cultural changes caused by those events affect residents’ lives every day.
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"THE FATE OF NATURE" - EXCERPTS
From one couple's strength, New Chenega rises
In the third of five excepts from “The Fate of Nature” by Charles Wohlforth, the story of Larry and Gail Evanoff continues as they seek to rebuild the village of Chenega, which was destroyed in the great earthquake of 1964.
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"THE FATE OF NATURE" - EXCERPTS
Chenega: After the '64 tsunami, a decade without a home
On the Monday after the Good Friday earthquake, Larry Evanoff received a package of home-baked bread and treats from his mother. Later that day, he was pulled from class and told a tsunami had destroyed his village and killed his parents.
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"THE FATE OF NATURE" - EXCERPTS
The night that Chenega disappeared into the sea
Editor’s note: For the next five days, we’ll be running excerpts from Alaska author Charles Wohlforth’s new book, “The Fate of Nature,” which explores the history, science and people of Prince William Sound. The excerpts tell the story of the village of Chenega...


