First published in 1941, “A Northern Christmas” is Rockwell Kent’s uplifting account of the 1918 Christmas he spent with his 8-year old son in a one-room, moss-caulked log cabin on a remote Alaskan Island. Published here in its original format, with Kent’s striking illustrations, this charming keepsake edition is sure to delight a new generation of readers.

“Meanwhile I searched in the woods for a Christmas tree and cut a fair-sized one at last for its top. Christmas is right upon us now. Tonight the cranberries stew on the stove.”

“A Northern Christmas” by Rockwell Kent was first published in 1941. This edition is published by Wesleyan University Press in 1998. Bought by me for the Sea Library.

Photos by Anna Iltnere / Sea Library