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Alaska, silence & solitude  Cover Image DVD DVD

Alaska, silence & solitude / Bob Swerer Productions presents ; camera, script, narration, Bob Swerer Sr. & Jr.

Proenneke, Richard, (interviewee.). Swerer, Bob, (director,, producer,, screenwriter,, narrator.). Swerer, Bob, Jr., (director,, screenwriter,, narrator.). Bob Swerer Productions. (Added Author).

Summary:

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. Dick filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the footage into a film. Join nature filmmakers Bob Swerer Sr. and Bob Swerer Jr. as they visit with Dick Proenneke 20 years later while venturing into the remote wilderness of Alaska to experience and film the abundant wildlife in the region.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0981618529
  • ISBN: 9780981618524
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Fort Collins, CO] : Bob Swerer Productions, [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel to: Alone in the wilderness.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Archival footage by Dick Proenneke; additional footage, Ray Proenneke and Tom Grey ; music, J. Gary Burke.
Participant or Performer Note:
Hosted by nature filmmakers Bob Swerer Sr. and Bob Swerer Jr.; features a visit with Dick Proenneke.
Subject: Proenneke, Richard.
Pioneers > Alaska > Twin Lakes (Lake and Peninsula Borough)
Frontier and pioneer life > Alaska > Twin Lakes (Lake and Peninsula Borough)
Wilderness survival > Alaska > Twin Lakes (Lake and Peninsula Borough)
Twin Lakes (Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska) > Description and travel.
Genre: Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Nature films.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Rolla Public Library DVDNATURE ALA SIL (Text) 38256101852659 Adult DVD Available -

Summary: Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. Dick filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the footage into a film. Join nature filmmakers Bob Swerer Sr. and Bob Swerer Jr. as they visit with Dick Proenneke 20 years later while venturing into the remote wilderness of Alaska to experience and film the abundant wildlife in the region.

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