One man's wilderness
an Alaskan odyssey
by Richard Proenneke and Sam Keith
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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.--From publisher description.
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Description and travel, Diaries, Frontier and pioneer life, Pictorial works, Pioneers, Wilderness survival, Travel writing, United States - Pacific - Alaska, Essays & Travelogues, United States - State & Local - General, 20th Century Description And Travel, Alaska - Local History, Travel - United States, Photography, Photo Techniques, Approved List/Award Winners, Cultural Region/Pacific Northwest, Demographic Orientation/Rural, Geographic Orientation/Alaska, Travel / Essays & Travelogues, Alaska, Proenneke, Richard, Twin Lakes Region (Kodiak Isla, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions, General, Twin Lakes Region (Lake and Peninsula Borough), Alaska, biography, Alaska, description and travel, Frontier and pioneer life, alaskaPeople
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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
Mar 01, 2013, Alaska Northwest Books
hardcover
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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
June 1, 2003, Alaska Northwest Books
Paperback
in English
- 26th Anniversary ed. edition
0882405136 9780882405131
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One man's wilderness: an Alaskan odyssey
1999, Alaska Northwest Books
in English
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"26th anniversary"--Cover.
Originally published: Anchorage : Alaska Northwest Pub. Co., [1973].
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