Journeys to the Far North, livre ebook

Olaus J. Murie took his first field trip as a biologist to the Hudson Bay region in 1914, observing the land and the wildlife, and learning the ways of the native people of the North. Later expeditions took him to Labrador and many part of Alaska, a land he came to know well and love deeply.
What Murie experienced on these travels was recorded in the sketchbooks and journal that he always carried with him. Along with his fascinating collection of photographs, they form the basis for a narrative that combines a scientist’s eye for detail and a naturalist’s reverence for wilderness.
Whether dogsledding, shooting rapids in a canoe, or dancing with Aleut Eskimos, Murie had a passion for discovery and conservation that enlivens every page of JOURNEYS TO THE FAR NORTH.
Foreword by Victor B. Scheffer
Preface by Margaret E. Murie
Introduction by Donald O. Murie
I. EXPERIENCES IN THE ARCTIC
Hudson Bay and Labrador
1. Up to Great Whale River
2. A Winter in Eskimo Land
3. Nastapoka and Northward
4. The Labrador Peninsula
Alaska: The Early Years
5. In Search of the Caribou
6. With Dogs Around Denali
7. Pooto and His Family
8. Nest Life on the Tundra
Alaska: The Later Years
9. Exploring the Brooks Range
10. Flowers on Ice
II. OBSERVATIONS ON THE ARCTIC
The Land and the Wildlife
11. Where Is the Arctic?
12. South for the Winter
13. The Protection of Color
The Meaning for Man
14. From Nansen’s Diary
15. Music of the Spheres
Biographical Note
Pronunciation Guide to Native Words
Glossary
Index