One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey

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· Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Norman Dietz
4.9
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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.

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4.9
18 reviews
John Desmond
February 11, 2018
Very good story about being out in the Great Outdoors being alone not too many people can do that in life I live up in the mountains myself and is very fun seeing the beauty of the Earth
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Marlon Bertrand
July 1, 2018
Great movie. He is very talented
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Danny Smith
December 10, 2018
One of the best books I've ever read
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About the author

Sam Keith was an American author whose most notable work was the 1973 bestseller One Man's Wilderness.

Richard Proenneke (1916-2003) was a naturalist who lived alone in the high mountains of Alaska making valuable recordings of both meteorological and natural data.

Norman Dietz is a writer, an actor, and a solo performer. He has also performed frequently on radio and television, and he has recorded over 150 audiobooks, many of which have earned him awards from AudioFile magazine, the ALA, and Publishers Weekly. Additionally, AudioFile named Norman one of the Best Voices of the Century.

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