You’ve got a new continent at your doorstep, William. Get out of these cities, they’re full of talk and time payments and courts of law. Screw on your fists and you can fight for a fortune up there.
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 2. In this imagined scene by Willy, his brother Ben urges him to abandon the city for the opportunities and prosperity of the West. Ben tells him that he has bought some timberland in Alaska and he needs a man to look after things for him. Willy is tempted by his offer: "God, timberland! Me and my boys in those grand outdoors?"