Praise for The Final Frontiersman

“A fascinating account.”

—The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“This is a magical book in many ways; it tells of a land that most of us will never see and can’t imagine… . Korth may be the last of the true frontiersman, but Campbell has made certain that he won’t be forgotten.”

—Library Journal

“Campbell interweaves a compelling character study and adventure narrative with wider issues that affect the Korths… . He limns the alien beauty of the landscape as sharply as he captures the lives of this equally unusual family, conveying both the ‘melancholy and exultation’ of life in such an extreme place.”

—Jackson Hole News and Guide

“[A] tale as wild and rich as the Alaskan wilderness.”

—Summit Daily News

“The book flows as rapidly as the flooding streams during ice melt.”

—Billings Gazette

“Campbell writes beautifully and tells the story without romanticizing the Korths’ way of life.”

—The Isthmus

“The Final Frontiersman is an important book… . Campbell’s ability to synthesize the large and the small makes [it] both a timely and timeless achievement.”

—Lincoln Star Journal

“James Campbell guides us back into Krakauer country, but takes us deeper than Krakauer ever did. In fact, The Final Frontiersman makes all like books seem tame in comparison. In glittering, crisp prose, Campbell invites us into the life of Heimo Korth, a life at turns exhilarating and tragic, but always compelling. Sure to be a classic of the genre.”

—David Gessner, author of Return of the Osprey