SEATTLE, Dec. 17, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- In 1959, Russell Brock left Indiana to live on a 120 acre homestead in central Alaska. Between finding the property, hauling water from one of the lakes on his land, building and heating his cabin, he wrote letters to family and friends about his life in the bush. A compilation of these letters, Bachelor's Roost: Letters from an Alaskan Homestead (now available through 1stBooks), offers a mesmerizing look at how he lived alone in the snowy wilderness, finding solitude and peace.
Brock dubbed his land "Bachelor's Roost," where he lived quietly with his beloved dog, Yukon, a husky/wolf mix. The letters he wrote back home paint a picture of life on the last American frontier: drifting snow, cold temperatures, beautiful forests and treks into Anchorage for supplies. There, about 80 miles south of Denali, Brock lived his dream of homesteading in the Alaskan wilderness.
Through his words, the reader is taken into the cabin to feel the cold drafts, see the snow fall and imagine early mornings building a fire in the woodstove for heat and cooking. For anyone interested in backcountry living, adventure travel or the power of following one's dream, Brock's story is an inspiring one, told through the lost art of writing letters.
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