Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier by Tom Kizzia

Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier

Tom Kizzia

292 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history religion true crime challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness – and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch. When Papa Pilgrim appeared i...

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Moods

dark 68%
informative 43%
tense 43%
challenging 37%
sad 37%
adventurous 31%
emotional 25%
reflective 18%
mysterious 6%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 37%
fast 12%

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3.68

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