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First Wilderness, Revised Edition - My Quest in the Territory of Alaska (Paperback, Revised edition)
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First Wilderness, Revised Edition - My Quest in the Territory of Alaska (Paperback, Revised edition)
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The story behind the best-selling book One Man’s Wilderness and
how author Sam Keith and Dick Proenneke met and forged an
everlasting friendship. “Sam, you know right well you don’t
want to leave this country. Don’t give up on it. Me and you got
to figure something out.” After serving as a US Marine during
World War II and attending college on the GI Bill, Sam Keith
decided to seek adventure in Alaska as a laborer on the Adak Navy
base. There he befriended Dick Proenneke, whose shared love of the
outdoors, hard work, and self-reliance quickly bonded an alliance
between the two. Together they explored the wilds of South Central
Alaska while working on the Navy base, hunting and fishing with
friends and breathing in the great outdoors. Keith was ready to
leave after three years of finding almost everything he
sought—not realizing then how his fate was intrinsically tied to
his friend’s and how it would lead to writing the best-selling
book One Man’s Wilderness. Sam Keith passed away in 2003. But in
2013, his son-in-law and children’s book author/illustrator Brian
Lies discovered in an archive box in their garage a book
manuscript, originally written in 1974 after the publication of One
Man’s Wilderness. First Wilderness is the story of Keith's own
experiences, at times harrowing, funny, and fascinating. Along with
the original manuscript are photos and excerpts from his journals,
letters, and notebooks, woven in to create a compelling and
poignant memoir of search and discovery. Foreword by Nick Jans, one
of Alaska's foremost authors and photographers, and Afterword by
Keith’s daughter Laurel Lies.
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