Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story [Paperback]

Charles Craighead (Author), Bonnie Kreps (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2002

From her first glimpse of Alaska as a young girl, Margaret "Mardy" Murie has a special connection to the Northland. After her Yukon wedding to naturalist Olaus Murie, Mardy joined her husband for years of wilderness adventure, becoming his partner in lifetime of conversation efforts. For more than seventy years, Mardy Murie tireless championed the environment. Her work led to the founding of The Wilderness Society and the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She has been known for years as "the mother of the conversation movementt," and recently received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Based on the critically acclaimed documentary film, ARTIC DANCE: THE MARDY MURIE STORY tells the story of one ordinary woman who accomplished extraordinary things. This remarkable biographic photo-essay features photos from Muries' personal collection, excerpts from her letters and journals, along with a concise essay detailing her life story.

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About the Author

Craighead has worked as a photographer and cinematographer since 1964.

Kreps, award-winning filmmaker and writer, formed her own production company in 1971. Her films, produced mostly with the National Film Board of Canada, have been shown on networks and in festivals and museums in Canada, the United States, Australia, South America, and Europe.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Books; First edition (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155868686X
• ISBN-13: 978-1558686861
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #954,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Story to Inspire All Interested in Wild Places and Beyond, July 4, 2002

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Steven Chase (Middleburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story (Hardcover)

A great deal of thanks should go to Bonnie Kreps and Charlie Craighead for there many years of work dedicated to the life of Mardy Murie. Their double-barreled presentation, first the wonderful film "Arctic Dance, The Mardy Murie Story", and now this fantastic book, tell the story of Margaret "Mardy" Murie like nobody else could.

More like a scrapbook, Arctic Dance brings readers on a journey as rich as any trip to the Brooks Range. Mardy, known by many as the Grandmother of American Conservation movement, has been an inspiration to several generations or activists, policy-makers and wilderness afficionandos. Her experiences and deeds as a child in Alaska, a lover and wife, a wilderness adventurer, an advocate for wild places, and a mentor to so many, give us all an example for how to live life to its fullest with meaning, and grit. Her times with husband Olaus Murie are a testiment to the power of love and partnership and how determination and humility can bring anybody far. Without her, our lives and the state of wilderness would be very different.

Craighead and Kreps bring you on this journey through stories, letters, vivid photographs and telling testimonials from those who knew Mardy best. Reading this book is the next best thing to having tea and cookies with Mardy at her log house in Moose, Wyoming.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Biography, August 30, 2010

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This review is from: Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story (Paperback)

This book was a well designed and written portrait of Mardy Murie. She was a woman of adventure and tenacity. She is an inspiration.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arctic Dance, February 14, 2007

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This review is from: Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story (Paperback)

This is a excellent book, makes a lovely coffee table book