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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 917.984 EAN: 9780882405131 Edition: 26th Anniversary ed. Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0882405136 Label: Alaska Northwest Books Manufacturer: Alaska Northwest Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: June 01, 2003 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books Studio: Alaska Northwest Books Editorial Review: Product Description: To live in a pristine land . . . roam the wilderness . . . build a home. . . . Thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. Here is a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Preserving Alaska's Wonders Preserving Alaska's Natural Wonder Based on the 1960's journals kept faithfully by Dick Proenneck, an archetype of the Sierra Club's advocate, this book presents an amazing story with glorious color photographs. "I don't think a man knows what he can do until he is challenged," p. 211) concludes the man who hewed out a log cabin single handedly in the wilderness. This is a succinct statement of Proenneck's motivating philosophy of personal achievement. Readers follow his non ... Read More Rating: - The JourneyOne Man's Wilderness; ..... Well written, entertaining , I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys adventure in beautiful Alaskan Wilderness ..... Rating:  - Very inspiring bookExcellent book to read. I believe everyone will enjoy this and the story of this amazing person. Easy to read diary-like story of Dick Proenneke's 16-month life alone in a beautiful wilderness of Alaska. Page by page you'll be thrilled to continue on reading and it even gets better at the end. You'll probably stand up and clap your hands to this amazing man. Rating: - One Man's WildernessThis book is written "by Sam Keith from the journals and photographs of Richard Proenneke" - so although I read it and visualized the events within as if it had all been written by Richard Proenneke, it wasn't. Sam Keith tells us in the preface: "Using Dick Proenneke's rough journals as a guide, and knowing him as well as I did, I have tried to get into his mind and reveal the "flavor" of the man. This is my tribute to him, a celebration of his being in tune with his surroundings and what he did alone ... Read More Rating: - Alaskan Dream!This book is great! As close to the wilderness as you can get. If you find you can never make it to Alaska, read this and you can say how close you were. |
