This couple move up to Alaska. As they prepare for the trip the wife insists on buying all her clothes from a ski shop rather than an ordinary heavy clothing store. Once they arrive a nice older man teaches her how to make sourdough bread and cook beaver tail. The couple hopes to earn a living by writing articles on their adventures of living in Alaska. At times it is so cold in their house the ink in their pens freezes up! At the end of the book they weigh themselves and the wife has gained a lot of weight from all her pioneer activities. This book is not Winds Of Skilak which is much newer. This book was published sometime in the 1970s I believe. I read it in the early 80s.
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I don’t know if this was a book or not. In 1996 there was a made-for-TV movie called “To Brave Alaska,” starring Cameron Bancroft and Alyssa Milano. It was about a couple who moved to the Alaska interior and then became trapped there during the winter.
I don’t think this movie is based on my book. But I appreciate you taking the time to write in!
Is it “We Like It Wild” by Bradford Angier? The couple moved to the Canadian wilderness, not Alaska, and it was published in 1963. They do learn to cook sourdough bread, and the author has written many books on the outdoors.
Yes it is We Like It Wild by Bradford Angier. Paige, you have solved my mystery. I have been looking for this book for years and thanks to you I have now ordered a copy online. I’m looking forward to reading of the adventures of Brad and Vera once more. Thank you!