MEET THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!

Welcome to our virtual home!! Come on in, have a seat and we hope you have the time for us to get to know each other.

We are the Brown Family.  I am Billy Bryan Brown.  Ami is my wife and the mother of our 7 children, ages 4 through 24.

We have spent the last 23 years living in the "bush" of Alaska 9 to 10 months out of the year, and  the remainder of each year aboard small boats on the Alaskan waters fishing, barely making a living, but are a happy family.

I spent the first 16 years of my life living a life of privilege with my older sister and a very supportive and loving Mom and Dad, near Fort Worth, Texas.  I had it all...a new car on my birthday, my own speedboat, all the toys...and all of the love and support that any kid could possibly need to insure a positive future. 

But on March 2nd, 1969 my whole life took a drastic change of direction when my parents and my sister were killed when our private plane went down during a storm in Central Texas.  Less than a year later, I was broke and homeless and living in my car; cast to the side by those who were appointed to protect me. 

I spent the next decade in a maniacal like quest to recapture the feelings of security, fulfillment and happiness that I had when I was part of a family, to no avail. Like a gypsy I roamed from city to city, state to state, even living for a brief period of time in Mexico in a hand built shack on the beach as I tried fill that void that I couldn't even define.

Eventually I met Ami and it was love at first sight.  She too, felt that something very big, but undefinable, was missing from deep down in her soul.  Soon we were "on the road again" in search of who knows what, to end up standing on a dock in Wrangell, Alaska, with children under the age of 3 and $16.00 to our name.

This is where our lives as they are today...and our story truly begins. 

Today, we are traveling the lower 48 again, but this time, telling the story of our quarter of a century living in the wilderness of Alaska to promote our new book titled "One Wave At A Time", the story of those wonderful years.

We hope You will continue to return to this site, still under construction, to learn more about us, and why we believe so strongly that adversity and hardships can become the strength of man and the bond of family...and the proof of the miracles of love.

As we begin this relationship with You, we also ask you to e-mail us with any questions you may have about our lives in the last Frontier...and tell us also, a little about you, your struggles and your lives.

Thank You for stopping by and we hope to see and hear from you again soon.

Billy Bryan Brown and the Alaska Wilderness Family

      WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

 "Anyone that preaches and promotes family values should read this book before they speak again.  Thank-you Billy, for sharing your families very powerful story of love, loyalty and trust." (Joe Sarette, N.C., a father, husband and coach)

"It is so nice to know that there are still families out there that live their dreams.  A true inspiration for all." (Gayla Missett, CA, a reviewer)

"Billy Brown is a story teller like I haven't heard since my geat-grandmother told me stories of her family on the trail of tears.  This family has the spirit of adventure from days long ago, and know the TRUE meaning of life." (Theres D. TN, a lover of books)

"Billy Bryan Brown and his wife and children learned to live, love and grow together into a family that most of us can only dream of...a family that loves and respects each other.  This is a family that truly stays together by choice and is willing to go through the hard times and come out stronger because of it." (Reverend D.Brown, TN, Minister and Life Coach)

"Billy Brown is a true survivor who's faith and love of family guides him through the darkest hour and conquers every quest he sets out to do.  He and his family are true role modes of family values, character and integrity.  What an adventure!" (Larry Wiater, MO, A reviewer)

"I found the book impossible to put down. At times I held my breath in anticipation, at other times I cried with and for them.  A book of earned knowledge, love and unbreakable faith in "Da" and each other." (Lanie Bushkar, TN, A reviewer)

"This inspirational sage is certain to become an award winning movie.  What a refreshing ending!" (Lee and Becca Thompson, NC, A reviewer)

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    oh my gosh!  What a story! 

One Wave at a Time tells of a miraculous true life adventure only ninety-nine percent of us could ever dream of, let alone live and survive.  Billy Bryan Brown has done just that.  Brown articulates vivid living imagery in a colloquial style as though you're sitting with him beside a fire, seeing the colors of the flames and smelling the aromas of the burning wood. 

Brown starts the journey as he describes the loss of his family in a tragic accident, followed by the complete destruction of the privileged life he had always known.  Suddenly, at sixteen years of age, Billy Bryan Brown was cast into a world of unknown.  Wandering the countryside from Canada to Mexico, he worked odd jobs, unable to find that "something" to fill the churning emptiness he describes.  Then, he saw Ami.  It was love at first sight.

This modern day pioneer, lead by a stirring deep in his soul and supported by his equally adventurous wife Ami, took off one day for the wilds of the Alaskan bush country with little more than their blind enthusiasm and love for one another.  Page after page, Brown relentlessly pours out one harrowing story after another about their seemingly fool-hearted quest.  All the while, one slowly gathers an appreciation for their inner strength and developing awareness of the wild land and scary seas they call home.

One Wave at a Time is a story of trust, of survinving on the most basic of needs: meat, warmth and water.  As mankind has done since his arrival on this planet, the Brown's learned how to adapt to their ever changing environment.  They become hunter-gathers in order to overcome one obstacle at a time, discover valuable life lessons, and ascertain that life's simplest treasures are the ones that truly make life worth living.

Like the Beverly Hillbillies on steroids, the Browns become the consummate Alaskans as they live the Alaskan creed: take only what you need, use all that you have, when you no longer need it, give it to someone who does.

Brown weaves his tale just as he had lived it, with straight-forward, simple, honest talk. There is no need to embellish these heroic tales when it comes to describing the hair-raising horrific sounds coming from the monsters in the night, or standing face to face with a twelve-foot grizzly bear ready to demolish them, or a raging bull moose ready to push the entire family over a cliff.  From fishing boats on the roughest Alaskan seas to the remotest spot of land in North America, day after day the Browns tackle seemingly insurmountable odds.  Whether it was finding wood, food, water, medical care, or their house burning down, where there there was a will, there was a way, One Wave at a Time.

Review by: Yvonne Perry    www.yvonneperry.net