{"product_id":"the-final-frontiersman-james-campbell-9780743453141","title":"The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Alaskans\u003c\/i\u003e--the hit documentary series now on the Discovery+--James Campbell's inimitable insider account of a family's nomadic life in the unshaped Arctic wilderness \"is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauer's classic [\u003ci\u003eInto the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e], and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreams\" (\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHundreds 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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Final Frontiersman\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 degrees below zero--all the while cultivating the hard-learned survival skills that stand between them and a terrible fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Awe-inspiring and memorable, \u003ci\u003eThe Final Frontiersman\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 074345314X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743453141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 56","brand":"James Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050159534335,"sku":"9780743453141","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cd6e818-ef2b-45a2-badc-9f69e3d3ecde.jpg?v=1685005575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-final-frontiersman-james-campbell-9780743453141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}