About this book
Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival. In the end, he reconciles his two existences, only to see tragedy befall the son he left behind.
Subjects
VeteransFictionCulture conflictIndians of North AmericaVietnam War, 1961-1975Veterans, fictionIndians of north america, fictionFiction, generalVietnam war, 1961-1975, fictionNative American authorsWomen authorsNative American women authorsFiction, religiousVietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664