The final frontiersman

Description:

A portrait of the late Alaskan bush frontiersman, told by his cousin, traces his family's adventures on the land's frozen and remote outreaches, describing his unhappy childhood, decision to move his wife and two daughters to the bush, steadfast cultivation of survival skills, and untimely death.

subjects: Description and travel,  Family,  Wilderness areas,  Pioneers,  Biography,  Frontier and pioneer life,  New York Times reviewed

People: Heimo Korth

Places: Alaska,  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska),  Arctic Wildlife National Refuge