Alaska Homesteader's Handbook: Independent Living on the Last Frontier

by Nancy Gates and Tricia Brown

A remarkable compilation of practical information for living in one of the most impractical and inhospitable landscapes in the United States. More than forty pioneer types ranging from their mid-nineties to mid- twenties describe their reasons for choosing to live their lives in Alaska and offer useful instructions and advice that made that life more livable. Whether it be how to live among bears, build an outhouse, cross a river, or make birch syrup,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882409859
• ISBN13: 9780882409856
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"