One Man’s Wilderness, fiftieth Anniversary Version: An Alaskan Odyssey

Winner of the Nationwide Out of doors E-book Award.

Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke floor and made his mark within the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this bestselling memoir options an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus shade pictures not seen in print for over 20 years.

To dwell in a pristine land unchanged by man…to roam a wilderness by which few different people have handed…to decide on an idyllic website, lower timber, and construct a log cabin…to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is required from supplies accessible…to be not at odds with the world, however content material with one’s personal ideas and firm…

Hundreds have had such desires, however Dick Proenneke lived them. He discovered a spot, constructed a cabin, and stayed to change into a part of the nation. One Man’s Wilderness is an easy account of the day-to-day explorations and actions he carried out alone, and the fixed chain of nature’s occasions that saved him firm. From Dick’s journals, and with firsthand data of his topic and the setting, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a person who carved his masterpiece out of the past.