Sam Wright
When first out of college, author Sam Wright assisted Robert Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project. He later completed theological training and taught at a University of California, Berkeley seminary. Vocal opponents of the Alaskan pipeline, he and his first wife, Billie, became California "drop outs" in 1968 and moved to Alaska, where they built a cabin they named Koviashuvik. Billie died of cancer in 1987. Now a part-time Unitarian minister, he and his wife, Donna Lee, divide their time...See more
When first out of college, author Sam Wright assisted Robert Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project. He later completed theological training and taught at a University of California, Berkeley seminary. Vocal opponents of the Alaskan pipeline, he and his first wife, Billie, became California "drop outs" in 1968 and moved to Alaska, where they built a cabin they named Koviashuvik. Billie died of cancer in 1987. Now a part-time Unitarian minister, he and his wife, Donna Lee, divide their time between Alaska and Arizona. See less
