02039cam a2200361 4500 1056064311 TxAuBib 20141219120000.0 140603s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014017710 9781941821091 paperback 194182109X paperback KHPB566 KHP566 TxAuBib Keith, Sam. First wilderness : my quest in the territory of Alaska / by Sam Keith. Portland, Or. : Alaska Northwest Books, 2014. p. cm. Foreword / Nick Jans -- Map: Alaska map with inset of Kodiak/Lake Clark/Kenai region -- Introduction: Buried treasure / by Brian Lies -- Preface: Longings -- Out of the nest -- The jumping-off place -- The transplanting -- Taking hold -- Local color -- Winter smorgasbord -- Days of the bear -- Summer sojourns -- Kenai moose hunt -- Comings and goings -- The Kittiwake -- The Bay of the Winds -- Enforcement patrolman -- Driving out -- Epilogue a nest of my own -- "Sam Keith followed his dream to Alaska where he met Dick Proenneke. He was searching for adventure and acceptance, and found it hunting and fishing with Dick and other colorful characters who shared a love of outdoors, hard work, and self-reliance. His experiences--harrowing, funny, fascinating--are detailed in this memoir"--Provided by publisher. Afterword: On his shoulders / by Laurel Keith Lies. 20140825. Keith, Sam Keith, Sam Travel. Biography Adventure and adventurers Alaska. Biography Proenneke, Richard. Alaska Wilderness areas. Alaska Outdoor life. Alaska Frontier and pioneer life. Alaska Pioneers Alaska. Friends and associates Kodiak Island (Alaska.) Description and travel Kenai Peninsula (Alaska.) Description and travel. local.