The Frontier Romance: Environment, Culture, and Alaska Identity

by Judith Kleinfeld

Anyone curious about what drew people like Christopher McCandless (the subject of Into the Wild) and John Muir to Alaska will find nuanced answers in Frontier Romance, Judith Kleinfeld's thoughtful study of the iconic American love of the frontier and its cultural influence. Kleinfeld considers the subject through three catagories: rebellion, redemption, and rebirth; escape and healing; and utopian community. Within these categories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602231893
• ISBN13: 9781602231894
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"