The Final Frontiersman by James Campbell
The inspiration for The Last Alaskans--the eight-part documentary series on the Discovery Channel Called one of] the greatest life-or-death-tales ever told (Esquire), James Campbell's inimitable insider account of a family's nomadic life in the unshaped Arctic wilderness is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauer's classic Into the Wild], and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreams (Men's Journal). Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve a living in the Alaskan bush, but few have succeeded as consistently as Heimo Korth. Originally from Wisconsin, Heimo traveled to the Arctic wilderness in his feverous twenties. Now, more than three decades later, Heimo lives with his wife and two daughters approximately 200 miles from civilization--a sustainable, nomadic life bounded by the migrating caribou, the dangers of swollen rivers, and by the very exigencies of daily existence. In The Final Frontiersman, Heimo's cousin James Campbell chronicles the Korth family's amazing experience, their adventures, and the tragedy that continues to shape their lives. With a deft voice and in spectacular, at times unimaginable detail, Campbell invites us into Heimo's heartland and home. The Korths wait patiently for a small plane to deliver their provisions, listen to distant chatter on the radio, and go sledding at 44 below zero--all the while cultivating the hard-learned survival skills that stand between them and a terrible fate. Awe-inspiring and memorable, The Final Frontiersman reads like a rustic version of the American Dream and reveals for the first time a life undreamed by most of us: amid encroaching environmental pressures, apart from the herd, and alone in a stunning wilderness that for now, at least, remains the final frontier.In 1951, James Campbell was born in Glasgow. He was the editor of the New Edinburgh Review from 1978 to 1982, and he now works for the Times Literary Supplement. His biography of James Baldwin will be released soon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743453134 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743453131 |
| Title | The Final Frontiersman |
| Author | James Campbell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atria Books |
| Year published | 2004-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 303 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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