In structure, content, and theme, Alaska is most similar to Michener's novels Hawaii (1959) and Centennial (1974); they too emphasize racial prejudice, religious bigotry, and ecological exploitation. Characters in Alaska have their counterparts in Hawaii. The Eskimo woman, Nukleet, who encourages her husband to sail his kayak to Alaska, is similar to the Polynesian woman Marama, who inspires her husband to sail from Bora Bora to Hawaii. Father Vasili Voronov, whose missionary zeal sends him to save the souls of Alaska's Aleuts, and Rev. Sheldon Jackson,.....
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