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True Korth

By Azita Osanloo

Missoula Independent | August 26, 2004

Heimo Korth is the subject of author James Campbell’s book debut, a Krakauer-meets-McPhee-style portrait of family life in the bush -- a sort of Daniel Boone for the modern reader.

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Tags: James, Alasla, Campbell, Heimo, James Campbell, Korth, The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and his Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness, Nonfiction Reviews

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