The frontier romance : environment, culture, and Alaska identity / Judith Kleinfeld.
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TextPublication details: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 90 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781602231900
- 1602231907
- Alaska -- Description and travel
- Alaska -- Social life and customs
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska -- Psychological aspects
- Community life -- Alaska -- Case studies
- Alaska -- Descriptions et voyages
- Alaska -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Communauté -- Alaska -- Études de cas
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General
- Community life
- Manners and customs
- Travel
- Alaska
- 979.8 23
- F910.5 .K54 2012eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: How Literature Turns into Life; 1. Modern-Day Mountain Men; 2. The Pioneer Women; 3. The Frontier Romance as Mask; 4. The Pioneers of the Spirit; Conclusion; Notes; Index.
Anyone curious about what drew people like Christopher McCandless (the subject of Into the Wild) and John Muir to Alaska will find nuanced answers in Frontier Romance, Judith Kleinfeld's thoughtful study of the iconic American love of the frontier and its cultural influence. Kleinfeld considers the subject through three catagories: rebellion, redemption, and rebirth; escape and healing; and utopian community. Within these categories she explores the power of narrative to shape lives through concrete, compelling examples-both heart-warming and horrifying. Ultimately, Kleinfeld argues tha.
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