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Author Kleinfeld, Judith.

Title The frontier romance : environment, culture, and Alaska identity / Judith Kleinfeld.

Publication Info. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2012.
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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 90 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: How Literature Turns into Life; 1. Modern-Day Mountain Men; 2. The Pioneer Women; 3. The Frontier Romance as Mask; 4. The Pioneers of the Spirit; Conclusion; Notes; Index.
Summary 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 she explores the power of narrative to shape lives through concrete, compelling examples-both heart-warming and horrifying. Ultimately, Kleinfeld argues tha.
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Subject Alaska -- Description and travel.
Alaska.
Alaska -- Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska -- Psychological aspects.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Psychological aspects.
Community life -- Alaska -- Case studies.
Community life.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Other Form: Print version: Kleinfeld, Judith. Frontier romance. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2012 9781602231894 (DLC) 2012005520 (OCoLC)778990753
ISBN 9781602231900 (electronic book)
1602231907 (electronic book)
9781602231894
1602231893

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