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Forty Years in the Wilderness

One Woman’s Adventures and Struggles Homesteading in the Alaskan Wilderness

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Forty Years in the Wilderness

By: Dolly Faulkner
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
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"The encounter was so sudden it took my breath away, and for a single moment I stood frozen, staring into the grizzly's eyes. It was so close I could reach out and touch its shaggy bronze fur."

Dolly Faulkner has many heart-stopping moments of terror and anxiety, living much of the time truly alone in the Alaskan wilderness. But she is not lonely, as the awesome space and beauty of the mountains fill her with appreciation of all things of nature.

Dolly Faulkner came to Alaska as a young woman with the dream of living in the wilderness. Forty Years in the Wilderness is a true reality of carving out a homestead in the Kilbuck Mountains near a minor hotsprings that the regional Native corporation is now trying to claim. She is now a senior citizen, still living in the wilderness after the death of her husband. Her struggles and adventures continue, so she has many more stories to tell.

©2012 Dolly Faulkner (P)2019 Tantor Animals Biological Sciences Cultural & Regional Outdoors & Nature Science Travel Writing & Commentary Women Alaska Wilderness
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Some brutal honesty about a very tough existence. A very interesting listen. Would definitely recommend

An interesting one

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Very interesting really enjoyed this audio book
Highly Recommend
How brave this lady is to have brought her family up in the wilderness

Excellent highly recommended

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Dolly has a great story, I got really attached to her and her family, She's been tough and loving even with her difficult husband, loved all her animals too 🙏🏽

Dolly is a heroine, love her

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The strength of character and resilience shown by the author is remarkable but what a Life. The solitude and challenges unfold throughout the book as a journey of life in the wilderness and it is not like a fictional story. It can only provide a snapshot of the struggles but it does exactly that. I’m glad that I stuck with it after the introduction.

Resilience

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Fantastic insight to Alaskan Wilderness living and the harsh reality of survival, family challenges and the heroic women Dolly and Gillian who are the backbone of this family. I have always been fascinated by off grid living, it was wonderful to explore this through the eyes of Dolly. I would thoroughly recommend this book

Raw account of wilderness living

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