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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

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ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018 September 24, 2018 MAY THE WATERS OF RESURRECTION BAY CARESS THEIR BONES Rockwell Kent II: 1882-1918 and his son, Rockwell Kent III: 1909-1918 by Doug Capra Part II NOTE – This is an expanded version of the article that first appeared in the Spring 2005 (Vol .XXXI, No. 1) issue of The Kent Collector Kent would take other risks in Resurrection Bay with Rocky as he would later in life. That was his nature. During these early years, he couldn’t afford the safest equipment. It was often a question of either taking what seems to us a needless risk or not embarking on adventure at all. In fairness to Kent, we often look back with “presentism” or “generational chauvinism.”   Today we take for granted dependable engines and kickers (a smaller engine available as a backup), GPS, survival suits, and other nautical technology. Back in 1918 in Alaska as elsewhere, peopl