{"product_id":"one-mans-wilderness-50th-anniversary-edition-an-alaskan-odyssey-9781513261805","title":"One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Outdoor Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this bestselling memoir features an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus color photographs not seen in print for over 20 years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo 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...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThousands have had such dreams, but Dick Proenneke lived them. He found a place, built a cabin, and stayed to become part of the country. \u003ci\u003eOne Man's Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Dick's journals, and with firsthand knowledge of his subject and the setting, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProenneke, Richard Louis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRichard Proenneke\u003c\/b\u003e retired from his job as an operator and mechanic at age fifty to live the next thirty years of his life in the wilds of Twin Lakes, Alaska. There he built a cabin, hunted and gathered his own food, educated himself as a naturalist, and recorded his activities and findings in journals and on film. His time was later made into the 2003 PBS documentary \u003ci\u003eAlone in the Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e and written in the book \u003ci\u003eOne Man's Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1973 by his friend Sam Keith. Proenneke returned to civilization in 1999 and died at the age of 82 in 2003 in Hemet, California.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith, Sam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSam Keith\u003c\/b\u003e met Richard Proenneke in 1952 at the Kodiak Naval Base in Alaska, where the two became friends exploring the Kodiak and Afognak Islands together. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in English, with aspirations to become a writer. His 1973 book \u003ci\u003eOne Man's Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e became a bestseller and has sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. Keith died in 2003.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOfferman, Nick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNick Offerman\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor, author, comedian and woodworker who is known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom \u003ci\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/i\u003e. He co-hosts the crafting show \u003ci\u003eMaking It\u003c\/i\u003e with Amy Poehler, and heads Offerman Workshop, a collective of woodworkers and makers in Los Angeles.","brand":"Alaska Northwest Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629053120786,"sku":"9781513261805","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5793ae2c-d868-401a-99e9-20afd9bc9741.jpg?v=1732718901","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-mans-wilderness-50th-anniversary-edition-an-alaskan-odyssey-9781513261805","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}