The journals of Richard ''Dick'' Proenneke are now available in an edited and annotated volume covering the years 1974 through 1980.В  The nation first became aware of the remarkable life of Dick Proenneke with the publication of One Man's Wilderness in 1973.В 

Master of woodcraft and camp craft, keen observer of the natural world, mechanical genius, tireless hiker and journalisx, for 30 years Proennek lived a storied existense in a small log cabin her built in the Alaska wilderness.В  Proenneke was an active yet reluctant participant in the epic struggle to protect some of Alaska's wild lands for future generations of Americans.