The final frontiersman
Subtitle: Heimo Korth and his family, alone in Alaska's arctic wilderness
By: James Campbell.
Edition: 1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Korth, Heimo; Korth, Heimo -- Family; Pioneers -- Alaska -- Biography; Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska; Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska -- Arctic Wildlife National Refuge; Wilderness areas -- Alaska; Alaska -- Description and travel; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska) -- Description and travel; Alaska -- Biography; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-303).