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 A Book About the Brooks Range by A Conservationist and Environmentalist May 3, 2009
Bonnie Brody (Fairbanks, Alaska)
This is a great book written by one of Alaska's greatest naturalists and environmentalists, Margaret Murie. The book starts out as a memoir of her growing up in Fairbanks in the early 1900's. It then goes into her travels with her husband, Claus. Ms. Murie and her husband spent years in the Brooks Range of Alaska documenting its flora and fauna. The illustrations in the book are by Margaret's husband, Claus, and the writing is by Margaret. Margaret has also been a national treasure, having spent the last years of her life in Wyoming and putting aside land for an abiding land trust there.
This book documents Margaret and Claus's trips to the Brooks Range, their struggles, challenges and joys while there. They are some of the earliest people to go there other than the indigenous people.
This is a must-read book for anyone interested in alaska.
 2/3rds 5Star 1/3rd 1Star February 28, 2009
R. J. Hendrickson (Angelus Oaks)
Very good until you hit the 'North Again' chapter, about 2/3rds way through the book. The time period moves to the 60's, she's older, widow of am important environmentalist, and she gets wayyyyy too preachy. The flowery language becomes nauseating, and nothing really interesting happens from that point on.
Except that she now lives in a Jackson Hole log home (no mention of how many trees were cut down to build that sucker, after all the care they took not to cut any live spruce on the expeditions up in AK), and flew all over Alaska doing who knows what for what reason, and didn't worry one whit about the noxious fumes that were spewing from the airplane's exhausts. I guess it's ok to become a hypocrite in your old age, as long as you've had your chance to see the AK wilderness and you would like to see most everyone else kept out (limit party size of trips to the Brooks Range to six people, indeed). Typical attitude for someone who's been supported by the taxpayers for years and doesn't have to worry about making a living.
Beautifully told and passionate about Alaska July 28, 2008
M. Chamberlin (Eagle River, AK United States)
Margaret Murie was ahead of her time when she explored Alaska. I fell in love with my state all over again. She did what most people only dream of nowadays. I admire her for her courage and strength, both as a wife and mother and as an explorer and naturalist. She also explored ANWR before it became the refuge. Anyone with doubts about opening ANWR should read this book.
A great book about Alaska July 26, 2008
Love shopping Amazon (MA USA)
I lived in Alaska for 20 years and found this to be one of the best, first books I read when I moved there.
Life's adventure May 31, 2008
Neil M. Doherty (Antrim NH USA)
Well written essay of a life adventure in the wilds of ALASKA by devoted NATURE LOVERS---This is a must read book for Outdoor Enthusiasts !I sent a copy to my daughter& grand daughters--knowing that they would enjoy the experience of the writer & spouse and may experience a similar event.
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