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Mary Giraudo Beck
Mary Giraudo Beck has lived Ketchikan, Alaska, since 1951, when she married a third-generation Alaskan. Besides rearing a family, she taught literature and writing courses for thir...view moreMary Giraudo Beck has lived Ketchikan, Alaska, since 1951, when she married a third-generation Alaskan. Besides rearing a family, she taught literature and writing courses for thirty years at Ketchikan Community College, a branch of the University of Alaska. Mary has an abiding interest in the Native culture of Southeast Alaska and a commitment to recording its oral literature. Previous works include two books, Heroes and Heroines in Tlingit-Haida Legend and Shamans and Kushtakas: North Coast Tales of the Supernatural, essays on Native mythology, and articles on travel by small boat to towns and Native communities in Southeast Alaska.view less
Books by Mary Giraudo Beck
Heroes and Heroines: Tlingit-Haida Legend Shamans and Kushtakas: North Coast Tales of the Supernatural Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5