Go North, Young Man: Modern Homesteading in Alaska

Go North, Young Man, first published in 1957, is Gordon Stoddard's account of his first four years as a homesteader on Alaska's Kenai peninsula in the 1950s. From building his first cabin (with only the aid of a basic do-it-yourself pamphlet), to growing an abundance of over-sized vegetables, to hunting and foraging and surviving the long winters, Stoddard (1924-2006) portrays a down-to-earth look at the simple life he desired and created for himself. Includes 19 pages of photographs and maps, and a brief biography of Stoddard.