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Item Details
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THE FINAL FRONTIERSMAN
HEIMO KORTH AND HIS FAMILY, ALONE IN ALASKA'S ARCTIC WILDERNESS |
| By: |
Campbell |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
074345314X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780743453141 |
| Publisher: |
ATRIA BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2005 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
In the bestselling tradition of INTO THE WILD, a compelling and intimate look at how a man and his family are able to thrive in the remote and frozen outreaches of Alaska. |
| Synopsis: |
Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve out a living in the Alaskan bush, but few have succeeded as consistently as Heimo Korth. In The Final Frontiersman, Heimo's cousin James Campbell chronicles Korth's amazing life and adventures, creating a powerful, real-life epic of triumph and tragedy. Campbell spent two years witnessing firsthand the Korth family: Heimo, his wife Edna and their teenage daughters Rhonda and Krin. With impressive detail, the author recounts an everyday existence shaped by a harsh and unforgiving country. In their efforts to preserve the ecology of the land, the Korths lead a nomadic life, waiting patiently for the odd small plane to bring supplies and cultivating hard-earned hunting skills that are all that stand between them and lingering death. By turns inspiring and downright jolting, THE FINAL FRONTIERSMAN reads like a rustic version of the American Dream, in which the physical barriers of a stunning wilderness are no obstacle to forging a life outside of the mainstream. |
| Illustrations: |
map in front matter; 1 8-pg. b&w insert |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Atria Books |
| Prizes: |
Commended for Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Nonfiction) 2006 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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