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  • Go North, Young Man

    Modern Homesteading in Alaska

    by Gordon Stoddard ...
    First published in 1957, this is the story of how a young West Coaster forsakes civilization for the rugged satisfactions of homesteading in Alaska.Like many other World War II veterans, Gordon Stoddard headed up the Alcan Highway because he found civilian life too tame. He had heard of easy money in construction and fishing and he was on the lookout for adventure, but most of all he wanted a ... Read more

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  • Go North, Young Man

    Modern Homesteading in Alaska

    by Gordon Stoddard ...
    Go North, Young Man, first published in 1957, is Gordon Stoddard's account of his first four years as a homesteader on Alaska's Kenai peninsula in the 1950s. From building his first cabin (with only the aid of a basic do-it-yourself pamphlet), to growing an abundance of over-sized vegetables, to hunting and foraging and surviving the long winters, Stoddard portrays a down-to-earth look at the ... Read more

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  • Laughter in the Mountains

    Enjoying the Last of the Mountain Men

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  • Coming into the Country

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  • Trapping the Boundary Waters

    A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920

    by Charles Ira Cook, Jr. ...
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    On May 4, 1919, Charlie Cook set off for a year of adventure in the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary Waters. Soon abandoned by his comfort-loving companion, the restless World War I veteran spent an enlightening year learning—often the hard way—how to paddle and sail on windy lakes, hunt and fish for food, bake "rough delicacies" in a reflector oven, and build winter-proof shelters. His how-to ... Read more

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