From the author/filmmaker of Arctic Son: Fulfilling the dream and
the book on which the Arctic Daughter: A Lifetime in the Wilderness
documentary is based.
Set in the Arctic wilderness of Alaska in the 1970s, here is an
extraordinary journey of self-discovery and a lyrical odyssey. This
remarkable tale of survival and courage measures the value of dreams
against the unforgiving realities of the natural world.
Heading off in an overloaded canoe, a young couple journeyed down the
Yukon River and walked upstream into the remote Brooks Range to build a
cabin and live off the land. She was twenty-two, daughter of a famous
woman adventurer. He was her childhood sweetheart. Four years later,
they emerged from the Alaskan wilds. Now in her sixties, Jean Aspen
updates her spellbinding tale of adventure in a harsh and beautiful land
for a new generation. Arctic Daughter is at once an extraordinary
journey of self-discovery and a lyrical odyssey. A Reader's Digest
book selection, this remarkable tale of survival and courage measures
the value of dreams against the unforgiving realities of the natural
world.