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

309 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, his wife, ...

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Moods

dark 60%
informative 56%
challenging 43%
tense 43%
emotional 34%
sad 34%
adventurous 30%
reflective 17%
mysterious 4%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 39%
fast 8%

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