title: One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
author:  Sam Keith 
description: This book made a big splash when it debuted in 1973. Keith based the text on the journals and photography of Richard Proenneke, who, after racking up years of 50-hour work weeks, did what many of us only fantasize about: he chucked it all and went to live in the woods. Now in his 80s, Proenneke still abides in the log cabin he built with his own hands and has become an icon for naturalists. Though few will follow Proenneke's lead, his story can be quite inspiring. <br />Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: Praise for _One Man’s Wilderness:_
  
  
  “Richard Proenneke, an emigre from Iowa to Alaska, kept a journal during the
  time he was fulfilling his dream of living in an altogether undeveloped part
  of Alaska. Parts of that journal have been made into a book by Sam Keith,
  along with colored photos that prove Alaska is certainly one of, if not the,
  most beautiful places anywhere.”
  
  
  > _—Boston Globe_
  
  
  _“One Man’s Wilderness_ is the best modern piece of prose about Alaska, the
  one that gives the truest picture of what living in the bush today is like for
  the lone individual.”
  
  
  > _—Anchorage Daily News_
  
  
  “Proenneke answered Robert Service’s call of the wild. His journal forms the
  text of this handsome book, and his sparkling color slides illustrate it with
  a beauty that tugs at your heart and sets your heels to itching just a little.
  You owe yourself the pleasure of this book.”
  
  
  > _—Biloxi (Mississippi) Sun Herald_
  
  
  “It is soul reading—the simplicity of a man’s inner feelings stated in terms