Journeys to the far North

Here is a first-hand description of the Arctic - as it was and as it is - by a perceptive naturalist whose adventures there spanned 47 years. Alous Murie, trained as a biologist, took his first field trip to the Hudson Bay region in 1914, observing the land and the wildlife, and learning the ways of the peoples of the North. Later expeditions took him to Labrador and many parts of Alaska, a land he came to know well and love deeply. What he saws and felt on these travels was recorded in the sketchbook and journal that were always tucked away in his pocket. Along with his fascinating collection of photographs, they form the basis for a narrative that combines a scientist's eye for detail and a great man's human warmth. Edited by Margaret E. Murie, who shared her husband's love of the Arctic and many of his experiences there.