By James Campbell
4 stars
When James Campbell's daughter was fifteen, he decided to take her into the Alaskan bush to help his isolated cousin, Heimo, build a new cabin. Campbell is divided by the ingrained purpose to keep his daughter as safe as possible while also letting her learn how to survive in the wild. I loved that while he wrote beautifully about the Alaskan wild and his daughter's growth during their three trips, he also was very honest about their shortcomings and the very real teenage girl/father behavior. It's good that these places are still being visited and written about before they change irrevocably and Campbell understands the tenuousness of nature and survival and writes about it wonderfully. I really enjoyed this book and only wish we can one day provide our daughter with a similar (yet obviously less intense) experience. I received a copy of this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review.
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