One man's wilderness

Description:

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man; to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available; to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company: thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. This book is a simple account of the day-by-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company. From Proenneke's journals, and with first-hand knowledge of his subject and the setting, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond.--From publisher description.

subjects: Description and travel,  Diaries,  Frontier and pioneer life,  Pictorial works,  Pioneers,  Wilderness survival,  Travel writing,  United States - Pacific - Alaska,  Essays & Travelogues,  United States - State & Local - General,  20th Century Description And Travel,  Alaska - Local History,  Travel - United States,  Photography,  Photo Techniques,  Approved List/Award Winners,  Cultural Region/Pacific Northwest,  Demographic Orientation/Rural,  Geographic Orientation/Alaska,  Travel / Essays & Travelogues,  Alaska,  Proenneke, Richard,  Twin Lakes Region (Kodiak Isla,  Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions,  General,  Twin Lakes Region (Lake and Peninsula Borough),  Alaska, biography,  Alaska, description and travel,  Frontier and pioneer life, alaska

People: Richard Proenneke

Places: Alaska,  Alaska) Twin Lakes Region (Lake and Peninsula Borough,  Twin Lakes Region (Lake and Peninsula Borough),  Twin Lakes Region (Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska)