Bibliograph

First wilderness, my quest in the territory of Alaska, by Sam Keith

Type

Label

First wilderness, my quest in the territory of Alaska, by Sam Keith

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

First wilderness

Oclc number

874725966

Responsibility statement

by Sam Keith

Sub title

my quest in the territory of Alaska

Summary

"Sam Keith followed his dream to Alaska where he met Dick Proenneke. He was searching for adventure and acceptance, and found it hunting and fishing with Dick and other colorful characters who shared a love of outdoors, hard work, and self-reliance. His experiences--harrowing, funny, fascinating--are detailed in this memoir"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Nick Jans -- Map: Alaska map with inset of Kodiak/Lake Clark/Kenai region -- Introduction: Buried treasure / by Brian Lies -- Preface: Longings -- Out of the nest -- The jumping-off place -- The transplanting -- Taking hold -- Local color -- Winter smorgasbord -- Days of the bear -- Summer sojourns -- Kenai moose hunt -- Comings and goings -- The Kittiwake -- The Bay of the Winds -- Enforcement patrolman -- Driving out -- Epilogue a nest of my own -- Afterword: On his shoulders / by Laurel Keith Lies

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