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Inspired by Robinson Crusoe and Jack London, Michael Modzelewski jettisoned all baggage accompanying life in the comfortable middle class and set out to find raw, unharnessed wilderness. He found it on Blackfish Sound ("Blackfish" is the Kwakiutl Indian word for the killer whale) in the Inside Passage, the rugged coastline between Seattle and Alaska. <p> Leaving his home in Aspen, which had become a false Shangra-la for him, Modzelewski settled on a desolate island in the Inside Passage, a place which "after seducing you with beauty would shake you with fear. An unpredictable place that kept you always prepared, honed to the keen edge of life." Here he lived alone for months on end. <p. <b>Inside Passage</b> describes his experiences in this unspoiled setting, where the sky is his ceiling, mountains are his walls, and physical challenges test him down to the marrow. He also forms unusual friendships with passing yachters, salmon fishermen, Kwakiutl Indians, loners, and the owner of the house he is staying at, Will Malloff, a man of oversized personality -- a healer, builder, woodsman, and thinker. Modzelewski writes with a love for nature and gentle humor about his in

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Author

Michael Modzelewski

Publisher

HarperPerennial

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060922733

Category

science

Subjects

Travel, History, Nature

Rating

4.7 / 5 (167 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14