Jan Komrska’s Reviews > Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds > Status Update

Scourge = a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.

Hooky = (of a tune) having immediate appeal and easy to remember; catchy.

Hooch = alcoholic drink, especially inferior or illicit whisky (chľast).

Nettle = žihľava

Hummock = a piece of forested ground rising above a marsh.

Brawny = physically strong; muscular.

Mukluks = a high, soft boot that is worn in the American Arctic and is traditionally made from sealskin.

The Iditarod, in the context of Alaska, refers to both the Iditarod Trail and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The

Wrangler = a person in charge of horses or other livestock on a ranch.