The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness

The inspiration for The Last Alaskans--the hit documentary series now on the Discovery+--James Campbell's inimitable insider account...
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Author: James Campbell
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The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness by Campbell, James

The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness

€24,45

The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness

€24,45
Author: James Campbell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The inspiration for The Last Alaskans--the hit documentary series now on the Discovery+--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 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 degrees 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.

Author: James Campbell
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 09/13/2005
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780743453141


Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 06/01/2005 pg. 56

About the Author
James Campbell has written for National Geographic Adventure, Outside, and Men's Journal, among other publications. His book The Final Frontiersman is the inspiration for the documentary series, The Last Alaskans. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife and two daughters.

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