Margaret E. Murie

Two in the Far North, Revised Edition (eBook, ePUB)

A Conservation Champion's Story of Life, Love, and Adventure in the Wilderness

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award

A Northern classic and beloved favorite, Two in the Far North chronicles the incredible story of Margaret "Mardy" Murie, called the Grandmother of the Conservation Movement, and how she became one of the first women to embrace and champion wilderness conservation in America.

At the age of nine, Margaret Murie moved from Seattle to Fairbanks, not realizing the trajectory life would take her from there. This moving testimonial to the preservation of the Arctic wilderness comes straight from her heart as she writes about growing up in Fairbanks, becoming the first woman graduate of the University of Alaska, and meeting-and then 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 to protect nature and wildlife and speak out for ecological consciousness. From adventures of traversing over thin ice with dog sleds, camping in woods surrounded by bears, caribou, and other wildlife, to canoeing in streams with geese nearby, and more, Murie embraced nature as a close neighbor and dedicated her life to advocating for wilderness protection and conservation.

First published in 1962, this edition features a new foreword by Frances Beinecke and an afterword from Donald Murie. Margaret Murie inspires readers to join her in finding life, love, and adventure in the beautiful remote Alaskan wilderness and the natural world beyond.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513262772
• Artikelnr.: 58661756

Autorenporträt

Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1902, Margaret E. Murie was a naturalist, conservationist, and author who has been called the "grandmother of the conservation movement" for her efforts in helping establish the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. She received several awards for her conservation work, including the Audubon Medal, the John Muir Award, and the Robert Marshall Conservational Award. In 1998 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton, and in 2002 the J.N. Ding Darling Conservationist of the Year Award. Murie was also made an Honorary Park Ranger by the National Parks Service for her passion and commitment to preserving the natural world and wildlife. She died at her home in Moose, Wyoming, in 2003 at the age of 101.

Inhaltsangabe

1. preface 2. foreword 3. part one: fairbanks 4. 1 to the north 5. 2 freeze-up 6. 3 the town 7. 4 winter 8. 5 mail day 9. 6 spring 10. 7 summer 11. 8 the trail 12. 9 and over the mountains 13. part two: the upper koyukuk 14. 10 home to romance 15. 11 anvik 16. 12 nulato 17. 13 willow river 18. 14 alatna 19. 15
and beyond
20. 16 bettles 21. 17 one day of it 22. 18 on the river ice 23. 19 wiseman 24. 20 the mountains 25. part three: the old crow river 26. 22 tanana and yukon 27. 23 the porcupine 28. 24 the old crow 29. 25 by main strength 30. 26 geese 31. 27 downstream 32. part four: sheenjek 33. 28 north again 34. 29 at lobo lake 35. 30 both sides of the river 36. 31 up the valley 37. 32 tundra and mountain 38. 33 caribou 39. 34 to the head of the river 40. 35 autumn in august 41. part five: return to the mountains 42. 36 again north 43. 37 sheenjek again 44. part six: afterward 45. 38 1967 alaska 46. 39 another new alaskä1975 47. 40 outside
1975 to 1989