The Pilgrims, new to the tiny town of McCarthy, seem like the model Christian family on the outside at first, until maniacal patriarch Papa Pilgrim moves his wife and 15 kids into an abandoned copper mine, involving them all in a battle with McCarthy, its residents, and the National Park Service.
Alaskan journalist Tom Kizzia paints a portrait of a power struggle, family dynamics, and deeply-rooted American history in his captivating true story of a live-off-the-land family.
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