Arctic Daughter: A Wilderness Journey Revised Edition Contributor(s): Aspen, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1941821162 ISBN-13: 9781941821169 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2014034764 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.9" W x 5.9" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the author/filmmaker of Arctic Son: Fulfilling the dream and the book on which the Arctic Daughter: A Lifetime in the Wilderness documentary is based. Set in the Arctic wilderness of Alaska in the 1970s, here is an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and a lyrical odyssey. This remarkable tale of survival and courage measures the value of dreams against the unforgiving realities of the natural world. Heading off in an overloaded canoe, a young couple journeyed down the Yukon River and walked upstream into the remote Brooks Range to build a cabin and live off the land. She was twenty-two, daughter of a famous woman adventurer. He was her childhood sweetheart. Four years later, they emerged from the Alaskan wilds. Now in her sixties, Jean Aspen updates her spellbinding tale of adventure in a harsh and beautiful land for a new generation. Arctic Daughter is at once an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and a lyrical odyssey. A Reader's Digest book selection, this remarkable tale of survival and courage measures the value of dreams against the unforgiving realities of the natural world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aspen, Jean: - Daughter of Arctic explorer Constance Helmericks, Jean Aspen began life in the wilderness. Throughout six decades, the natural world has remained central to her. Jean is also the author of ARCTIC SON. She and her husband, Tom Irons, live in Alaska and spend much of each year in Alaskan wilds. |