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James Campbell invites his fifteen‑year‑old daughter, Aidan, to join him on increasingly challenging trips in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and interior. They build a cabin, work traplines, hunt caribou, moose, and learn survival skills amid mosquitoes, grizzlies, and extreme cold. Experience grows into a rite of passage for Aidan under the guidance of Edna, a Yupik Eskimo woman. Their final adventure takes them over the Brooks Range to the headwaters of the Hulahula River, where they assemble a folding canoe and paddle to the Arctic Ocean. The book combines detailed wilderness survival, travel description, and a touching exploration of parenthood, maturation, and the vanishing American wilderness.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: James Campbell
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