Two in the Far North (eBook)

Margaret E Murie (Autor)

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2003 | 5. Auflage
Graphic Arts Books (Verlag)
978-0-88240-863-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This autobiography by the "mother of the American environmental movement" is compelling, and insightful into the long 101 year life of an ordinary woman who accomplished extraordinary things.

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This enduring story of life, adventure, and love in Alaska was written by a woman who embraced the remote Alaskan wilderness and became one of its strongest advocates. In this moving testimonial to the preservation of the Arctic wilderness, Mardy Murie writes from her heart about growing up in Fairbanks, becoming the first woman graduate of the University of Alaska, and marrying noted biologist Olaus J. Murie. So begins her lifelong journey in Alaska and on to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where along with her husband and others, they founded The Wilderness Society. Mardy's work as one of the earliest female voices for the wilderness movement earned her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Inhalt

Preface — 9, Foreword by Terry Tempest Williams — 11, Part One—Fairbanks — 17, 1 To The North — 19, 2 Freeze-Up — 31, 3 The Town — 35, 4 Winter — 40, 5 Mail Day — 49, 6 Spring — 51, 7 Summer — 58, 8 The Trail — 63, 9 And Over the Mountain — 76, Part Two—The Upper Koyukuk — 83, 10 Home to Romance — 85, 11 Anvik — 96, 12 Nulato — 100, 13 Willow River — 113, 14 Alatna — 120, 15 “And Beyond” — 126, 16 Bettles — 136, 17 One Day of It — 147, 18 On the River Ice —153, 19 Wiseman — 169, 20 The Mountains — 178, 21 Southward — 194, Part Three—The Old Crow River — 207, 22 Tanana and Yukon — 209, 23 The Porcupine — 221, 24 The Old Crow — 227, 25 By Main Strength — 233, 26 Geese — 240, 27 Downstream — 247, Part Four—Sheenjek — 257, 28 North Again — 259, 29 At Lobo Lake — 269, 30 Both Sides of the River — 283, 31 Up the Valley — 293, 32 Tundra and Mountain — 301, 33 Caribou — 312, 34 To the Head of the River — 321, 35 Autumn in August — 331, Part Five—Return to the Mountains — 341, Again North — 343, Sheenjek Again — 346, Part Six—Afterward — 351, About the Author — 373

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2003
• Vorwort: Terry Tempest Williams
• Verlagsort: Portland
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: Alaska • Antarctica history • Arctic • Arctic circle • arctic dance • Arctic Exploration • arctic guide • climate change • David Attenborough • Denali • Environmental change • global warming • life in Alaska • living in alaska • mardie murie • mardy murie • Memoir • National parks • national wildlife refuge • Naturalist • Nature • Nonfiction • olaus murie • polar region • wilderness movement • Wilderness Society, Margaret E. Murie, Alaska • wildlife conservation • woman conservationist
• ISBN-10: 0-88240-863-1 / 0882408631
• ISBN-13: 978-0-88240-863-7 / 9780882408637