The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness

The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
by James Campbell

The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
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Author: James Campbell
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-13
ISBN: 074345314X
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Atria

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Book Review: Final Frontiersman - Excellent Read
Summary: 5 Stars

This book kept me engaged all 400 pages. This book has accurate historical references, complete explainations of situations, unexpected twists, and heartfelt moments. The Korths are a real family, with real issues. I can't say enough about this book. Highly recommended for anyone. My husband is reading my copy now!

Summary of The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness

Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve a living in the Alaskan bush, but few have succeeded as consistently as Heimo Korth. Originally from Wisconsin, Heimo traveled to the Arctic wilderness in his feverous twenties. Now, more than three decades later, Heimo lives with his wife and two daughters approximately 200 miles from civilization -- a sustainable, nomadic life bounded by the migrating caribou, the dangers of swollen rivers, and by the very exigencies of daily existence.

In The Final Frontiersman, Heimo's cousin James Campbell chronicles the Korth family's amazing experience, their adventures, and the tragedy that continues to shape their lives. With a deft voice and in spectacular, at times unimaginable detail, Campbell invites us into Heimo's heartland and home. The Korths wait patiently for a small plane to deliver their provisions, listen to distant chatter on the radio, and go sledding at 44? below zero -- all the while cultivating their hard-learned survival skills that stand between them and a terrible fate.

Awe-inspiring and memorable, The Final Frontiersman reads like a rustic version of the American Dream and reveals for the first time a life undreamed by most of us: amid encroaching environmental pressures, apart from the herd, and alone in a stunning wilderness that for now, at least, remains the final frontier.

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