Continuing his self-imposed absentee fatherhood following the death of his wife, Jeffries Wyman headed north. Alaska Journal chronicles his time spent living with Inuits in 1951, in Alaskan territory where few white men ventured. Following the same approach he adopted in Japan, Wyman lived as one of the Eskimo people, adopting their way of life by living in an igloo, eating an all-meat diet, hunting caribou, and fishing. His private diary shows day-to-day life and his vivid watercolor paintings reflect a truly native civilization on the cusp of Westernization—as well as significant artistic accomplishment. His daughter—herself an experienced travel writer and editor—Anne Cabot Wyman publishes his journal and artwork for the first time, leading readers into a time and place starkly different from the elite, Harvard-based world where Jeffries Wyman began his career as a scientist.