Corser, H.P. [n.d. (after 1914)]. Totem lore of the Alaska Indians.

[Dave Robertson]

Corser, H.P.  [n.d. (after 1914)].  Totem lore of the Alaska Indians. 
Juneau: The Nugget Shop.  5th ed.

Page 11.

"The last of the fire builders"

A 'soliloquy' (poem) whose 'hero' is Tom Gonanisty, Tlingit of Wrangell, Alaska.

Excerpt:

"The preacher man, God's man, 'LAPLATTO'
Did open up the Word
And show to us a better way
Then we before had heard"

[Emphasis added by me -- DDR]

--Dave R

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