Binding: Paperback
Description: Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve out a living in the Alaskan bush but few have succeeded as consistently as Heimo Korth. In The Final Frontiersman Heimo's cousin James Campbell chronicles Korth's amazing life and adventures creating a powerful real - life epic of triumph and tragedy. Campbell spent two years witnessing firsthand the Korth family: Heimo his wife Edna and their teenage daughters Rhonda and Krin. With impressive detail the author recounts an everyday existence shaped by a harsh and unforgiving country. In their efforts to preserve the ecology of the land the Korths lead a nomadic life waiting patiently for the odd small plane to bring supplies and cultivating hard - earned hunting skills that are all that stand between them and lingering death. By turns inspiring and downright jolting THE Final Frontiersman reads like a rustic version of the American Dream in which the physical barriers of a stunning wilderness are no obstacle to forging a life outside of the mainstream.
Title: The Final Frontiersman Heimo Korth And His Family Alone In Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
Author(s): Campbell James
Publisher: Atria Books
Barcode: 9780743453141
Pages: 320 Pages, Map In Front Matter; 1 8-Pg. B&W Insert
Publication Date: 9/13/2005
Category: Travel Writing