Arctic Daughter: A Wilderness Journey
by Jean Aspen
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Setting off in an overloaded canoe, they 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 show more 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. show lessTags
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In 1972, Jean Aspen and her boydriend left the lower 48 to spend a year in the Alaskan wilderness. They built a cabin, lived off the land, and ended up staying for four years. Because this book was written many years after their adventure, there is a critical distance that actually adds to the story and makes you think about the choices you make--or don't. I highly recommend this book.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Arctic Daughter: A Wilderness Journey
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- Jean Aspen (daughter of Constance Helmericks); Constance Helmericks (mother of Jean Aspen)
- Important places
- USA; Alaska, USA
- Dedication
- For my mother, Constance Helmericks,who taught me to dream.
- First words
- My mother once said that I must have been imprinted very early on the Arctic for I spent the first three years of my life there.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Lay down your plow and follow your dreams.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, Travel, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 979.8 — History & geography History of North America Great Basin and Pacific Slope region of United States Alaska
- LCC
- F912 .B75 .A76 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Alaska
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 87
- Popularity
- 358,410
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.71)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 2
