{"product_id":"the-hard-way-home-alaska-stories-of-adventure-friendship-and-the-hunt-9780803265196","title":"The Hard Way Home  Alaska Stories of Adventure","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lifelong Alaskan, Steve Kahn moved at the age of nine from the “metropolis” of Anchorage to the foothills of the Chugach Mountains. A childhood of berry picking, fishing, and hunting led to a life as a big-game guide. The essays in \u003cem\u003eThe Hard Way Home\u003c\/em\u003e offer a view of Alaska that is at once introspective and adventurous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alaskan Kahn has written a series of heartfelt, yet understated, essays about life on the Last Frontier that will appeal to nature lovers and thoughtful outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen. . . . This is quiet Alaska, and much closer to the truth than most depictions.\"—Colleen Mondor, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Hard Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e offers exceptionally well-crafted prose about life in the bush, and establishes Steve Kahn as one of Alaska's most gifted writers. We need to hear more from him.\"—David James, \u003ci\u003eFairbanks Daily News-Miner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fine read for anyone who wants to understand Alaska better, \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a solid addition to any memoir collection, highly recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Steve Kahn's essays and stories cover a lifetime in the outdoors of Alaska, from early adventures as a young man, to his career as a big game guide, to reflections on the simple subsistence life he and his wife Anne now share on the shores of Lake Clark. There is much to admire here—in particular, good writing, and the classic Alaskan life of flying, fishing, hunting, and living off the land.\"—Tim Troll, \u003ci\u003eAlaska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Hard Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e provides an excellent firsthand account of life in rural Alaska. It is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, anyone wishing to learn about life in the wilderness, and those interested in Alaska history.\"—Greg Urquhart, \u003ci\u003ePacific Northwest Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alaska seems like a great place to get in touch with the world around us on more than just a material dirt and rock level but instead to dig a little deeper. This book was a perfect window into the lives, attitudes and personalities of people who are living all the way there on the other side of Canada.\"—\u003ci\u003eOutdoor Book Club \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMap of AlaskaIntroductionPart One - Ranging OutChapter 1 - One Last CastChapter 2 - Hats Off to HalChapter 3 - BurnChapter 4 - Standing on a HeartChapter 5 - CrabbingChapter 6 - Field TestChapter 7 - Exxon Summer Part Two - Guiding DaysChapter 8 - Searching within the ArchipelagoChapter 9 - The Hard Way HomeChapter 10 - Something in the Bones Chapter 11 - Porcupine PassChapter 12 - TrespassChapter 13 - Ruse of RocksChapter 14 - Almost Too LegalChapter 15 - Tracks on the PingstonChapter 16 - A Face in the FogChapter 17 - Fines and Fine Lines Part Three - Settled InChapter 18 - Getting ThereChapter 19 - ReturnChapter 20 - The WakeChapter 21 - September ShadowsChapter 22 - Of Wood and WarmthChapter 23 - Salvage AfterwordAcknowledgments","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405268033879,"sku":"9780803265196","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803265196.jpg?v=1730489358","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hard-way-home-alaska-stories-of-adventure-friendship-and-the-hunt-9780803265196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}