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Letter Re: Dick Proenneke--A Modern Day Pioneer in Alaska's Bush Country
Mr Rawles,
I saw the link to the anchorage daily news about alaska and I thought that
you or your readers might be interested in a man named Dick
Proenneke who
basically left his life behind in the {Lower 48] states and lived alone in
the Alaskan bush for about 30 years. Yes, he did have some outside support,
and
a few
visitors a year but the man was amazingly resourceful. There
is a documentary he filmed himself that actually shows how he made his own
cabin by hand with
no power tools, he makes not only the table and the chairs but also the bowls
and spoons used for cooking and eating. You may be able to get a hold of
one of the movies through your local library or you can order from the link
below. Watching the guy build the cabin is practically a step by step how
to guide that would likely be worth the price of the movie alone. Thanks
for the blog. - "Sno" from Alaska
