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A Child Confronts the Alaskan Wilderness

When writer Natalie Kusz was six years old, her family moved from Los Angeles to the Alaskan wilderness. That first winter, a neighbor's sled dog attacked Kusz, and tore off part of her face. Kusz's memoir details that event and its effect on the family.

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Other segments from the episode on November 12, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 12, 1990: Interview with Albie Sachs; Interview with Natalie Kusz; Review of the television shows "Twin Peaks" and "It."

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