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Summary
Tells the story of the author's hunger for remote, wild places, which take her across America and then to Alaska, where she finds her true home in its vast and rugged landscape. She and her husband build a log cabin miles from the nearest road; after tragic loss, Keith and her infant daughter must push on alone in the Alaskan backcountry. Long-distance dog sledding opens a door to a new existence. Racing across Alaska offers the best of all worlds...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Summary
Setting off in an overloaded canoe, they journeyed down the Yukon River and walked upstream into the remote Brooks Range to build a cabin and live off the land. She was twenty-two, daughter of a famous woman adventurer. He was her childhood sweetheart. Four years later, they emerged from the Alaskan wilds. Now in her sixties, Jean Aspen updates her spellbinding tale of adventure in a harsh and beautiful land for a new generation. Arctic Daughter is...
29) Over Alaska
Pub. Date
c2008
Summary
Take off on a breathtaking journey. Takes you from bustling cities to ghost towns, and gives you an insider's look at the state's history, heritage and culture. Soar above the vast landscapes of the 49th state, go face-to-face with Mount McKinley and fly over the craggy crevasses of electric blue glaciers.
31) Braving Alaska
Pub. Date
2010
Summary
Through the cameras of National Geographic, you'll enter the lives of four families who have turned their backs on civilization to fulfill their dreams of living off the land in Alaska.
Author
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...
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"The powerful and affirming story of a father's journey with his teenage daughter to the far reaches of Alaska. Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to only a handful of people, is a harsh and lonely place. So when James Campbell's cousin Heimo Korth asked him to spend a summer building a cabin in the rugged Interior, Campbell hesitated about inviting his fifteen-year-old daughter, Aidan, to join him: Would she be able to withstand clouds...
35) Into the wild
Author
Lexile Measure
1270L
Summary
Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation four months later. Attempts to discover what led the young man to that point.
38) Alaska
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Summary
Lonely Planet's Alaska is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all that Alaska has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Hike the history-laden Chilkoot Trail, spot icebergs and wildlife in Glacier Bay and marvel at the majesty of the Northern Lights; all with your trusted travel companion.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
Cut From The Wilderness is about survival. It is filled with adventure, hardships, lonesomeness, poverty, and adaptation. The story reveals the author's strength of character and acceptance of what life dealt. Through the eyes of a young girl, Cut From The Wilderness gives a glimpse of what it was like growing up on a homestead in rugged Alaska. She demonstrates that people made do with what they had instead of society dictating the needs of people--Alaskans...