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xvii, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface / Margaret E. Murie -- Part One: Northern Birthplace: The Coastal Plain -- Migrations Flood the Land -- Beaufort Lagoon -- Snow Geese, Polar Bears and the Great White -- Marsh Creek to the Sadlerochit Mountains -- Part Two: Into the Brooks Range -- River with No Willows -- Through the Romanzof Mountains -- The Hulahula and Chandalar Rivers -- Part Three: Along the Divide -- A Mystery Solved -- The Dream and the Fight -- Part Four: Oil Versus Wilderness: The Future -- A Week at Prudhoe Bay -- Coming Home. |
| Summary |
Describes Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the largest and most isolated wilderness region remaining in the United States. Includes personal adventures of the author, anecdotes from the region's history, events pertaining to Indian and Eskimo use of the area. Includes maps and photographs. |
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Natural history -- Alaska -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska)
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Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
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Alaska -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
(OCoLC)fst01240223
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| ISBN |
0087567156 |
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9780087567153 |
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