Probably 10-15 yrs ago there was a National Geographic Special (one hour program I think) about Heimo's family & two other families like theirs in the Alaskan bush.
I know our library has it.
Next time I'm there I'll look for the name.

For another really hair-raising survival story, actually they didn't survive, try Death in the Barren Lands.  Originally the diary of Edgar Christian, a young man who went to live in the NW Territories with an uncle and another guy to trap for the winter.  His original account is called Unflinching.  They started out on a grand adventure, everything going great, then winter set in, the traps didn't produce and there wasn't any game for meat...they found Edgar's diary in the wood stove where he left it before he passed away, the last of the three to die alone in the wilderness.  It was just a few weeks before spring would have changed the situation for him.   

It was posted, but not under the books title.
I had trouble finding it myself
It's under the title: Here's another great read......
I believe The Beaver started the post.

Thanks Solus, I will have to read that book.   I love reading books like this. 

Solo, was this really posted on earlier.  I searched the bookshelf before I posted this and didn't see anything.  I didn't search outside the bookshelf though . 

Any any rate it is in the bookshelf now.

Consider "The Stars, The Snow, The Fire" by John Haines. One of the most vivid and brilliantly written memoirs from the north that I have ever read.

Excellent book that I couldn't put down.
Look in back posts and you'll see that others have felt the same way

This is the story about a guy from Wisconsin that graduates from high school and moves to Alaska.  He starts out working for a guide and eventually becomes a full time trapper.  He marries an Eskimo gal and has a couple kids.  He lives 100 miles from his nearest neighbor and lives above the artic circle. 

I got this book for Christmas and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down.  Read it in 2 days.  I would definately recommend this book.  It has many good stories of survival and has some Alaskan history to it as well. 

Mav