One Mans Wilderness, Sam Keith
One Mans Wilderness, Sam Keith
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One Man's Wilderness
An Alaskan Odyssey

Author: Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke

Narrator: Norman Dietz

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/29/2010


Synopsis

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a 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. He found a place, built a cabin, and stayed to become part of the country. One Man's Wilderness is a simple account of the day-to-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.

About Sam Keith

Sam Keith was an American author whose most notable work was the 1973 bestseller One Man's Wilderness, which he coauthored from the journals and photographs of Richard Proenneke's solo experiences in Alaska.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julia on January 05, 2016

I don't usually read non-fiction, so I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this book or not. I am very pleased to say that I not only did I enjoy this book, I loved it! One Man's Wilderness is a memoir of Dick Proenneke's daily self-reliant life in the Twin Lakes area of Alaska. I am in no way a DIY'er, no......more

Goodreads review by Ken on August 29, 2012

A great read about an inspiring man. You might have seen the B&W documentary on PBS television. In the late 70's, Rich Proenneke went to Alaska to live in the wilderness. It is a diary of his first few months while he build his cabin alone at Twin Lakes. He lived there from his mid fifties until his......more

Goodreads review by Vivek on August 13, 2020

I have been drawn to off the grid living in the wilderness with self-reliance for a very long time even though the concept of solitude is very alien and mysterious for a person like me who come from a culture where you swim in ocean of people all your life. Solitude for a non-hermit is a luxury in I......more