One man's wilderness : an Alaskan odyssey /
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man, to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed, to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin, to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available, to be not at odds with the world, but content...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Anchorage :
Alaska Northwest Books,
[2018].
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| Edition: | 50th anniversary edition. |
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| Summary: | To live in a pristine land unchanged by man, to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed, to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin, to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available, to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company. Thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. This book is a simple account of the day-by-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company. From Proenneke's journals, and with first-hand knowledge of his subject and the setting, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Anchorage : Alaska Northwest Pub. Co., [1973]. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 269 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781513261645 1513261649 9781513261805 1513261800 |