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Title: Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Story of Survival and Courage in the Alaska Wilds by Norma Cobb, Charles W. Sasser ISBN: 0-312-26198-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 20 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.68 (28 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The human spirit versus nature
Comment: Last Friday I read Artic Homestead in its entirety. The book inspired me. A great deal. I realized that I wasn?t as tough as I thought after reading about the wild and restless frontier of Alaska; about the plethora of wolves and bears who wander wherever they so desire, that the temps can drop to 40 and 50 below zero ? that you could be a hot lunch for anything bigger or even smaller than yourself at any given moment. I read that being confined to a cabin for five months at a time in the winter was a reality along with the possibility of going insane fueled only by sheer imagination. I learned that planning ahead for the winter months by stocking up on food and firewood doesn?t ensure that your roof won?t cave in from heavy snowfall because you are meeting nature at her wildest and most untamed, and always on her terms. And yet, I also realized upon finishing this book that I?ve never fully lived my life - not like Norma and Lester Cobb. Mr. Sasser made it poignantly and abundantly clear that pioneering is not for the faint of heart or the careless who take so much of life for granted and yet expect more at the end of each day.
Although strapping on the firearm of choice certainly does have it?s appeal, the love of family and community sustains us, always, even though death lies beyond the cabin door. And beyond that door is the breathtaking beauty of the great American wilderness known as Alaska and somehow that makes it all worthwhile. When Lester and Norma Cobb go to bed each night and at the end of their days, they will surely realize their lives have been lived to the fullest and to the best of their abilities.
I found this book to be most excellent!!! Mr. Sasser paints with words the places that most of us will never see and have only dreamt about.
Rating: 1
Summary: God's Chosen People
Comment: If you've never lived where the weather can kill you, you might be inclined to believe everything Norma Cobb writes. If you've never encountered a Black bear outside of a zoo, you might think Norma has it right. If you've never set out on your own without a net, you might think God was Norma's personal servant.
I usually enjoy books of adventure, particularly set in the North, and books of personal hardship overcome. This book, however, annoyed and insulted me. Does this author really believe she and her family are unusual? Pioneering is not about moving to Alaska and kind of living off the land; it is about meeting great obstacles and finding the resources to overcome them. Her world view is based on superstition, ignorance, and paranoia. When others start to follow their lead in mining gold in their precious valley, she starts to whine like those she says she despises. To use one of her pet phrases, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander."
Read the reviews carefully. You will find one from someone who is actually mentioned in the book and was a witness to the reality of the Cobb's lifestyle. I didn't read them before I bought and read the book. I wish I had.
Rating: 1
Summary: Tried hard to like this book...
Comment: I really tried to get through this, but the pontificating, pious tone was just too much! If you want to read something about living WITH your environment, rather than trashing it as seemed to be the dominant theme in this, try any by Nick Jans,or Richard Nelson.
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Title: One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke ISBN: 0882405136 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Shadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native's Life Along the River by Sidney Huntington, Jim Rearden ISBN: 088240427X Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Looking for Alaska by Peter Jenkins ISBN: 0312261780 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: On the Edge of Nowhere by James Huntington, Lawrence Elliot, Lawrence Elliott ISBN: 0970849338 Publisher: Epicenter Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Koviashuvik: Making a Home in the Brooks Range by Sam Wright ISBN: 0816517959 Publisher: University of Arizona Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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