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Arctic Dance on DVD and VHS, the story of Mardy Murie
Almost a decade in the making, Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story is a collaborative effort by a group of passionate filmmakers, writers, musicians, and biologists to produce the definitive film biography of this exceptional woman. Directed by Bonnie Kreps and written by Charlie Craighead, the documentary is both an intimate portrait of a well-loved national figure and a poignant historical document.
Hundreds of photographs from Mardy's years in Alaska were collected and catalogued, along with film footage from her years spent lobbying for wilderness conservation. Stories taken from her diaries and journals, vividly recount the adventures that were her life.
The film combines this archival material with more recent footage of Mardy in conversation with her friend, Terry Tempest Williams. Harrison Ford narrates, and Lyn Dalebout reads from Mardy's books and journals as the voice of the young Mardy Murie. There are appearances by George Schaller, John Denver, Celia Hunter, and many, many others.
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Arctic Dance on DVD
Arctic Dance is the story of Mardy Murie's life, from her childhood in Alaska to her life with Olaus studying the wildlife to her later years working to protect the land that she and Olaus loved.
-narrated by Harrison Ford, with music by John Denver and interviews with Mardy Murie
DVD price: $23.95
75 minutes
© 2001 by Craighead Environmental Research Institute
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Arctic Dance
Arctic Dance is also available in soft-cover form. This book tells the story of Mardy Murie's life with photos from the Murie Collection, quotes from Mardy Murie, and story by Charles Craighead and Bonnie Kreps. This book is a great companion to the Arctic Dance movie.
From her first glimpse of Alaska as a young girl, Margaret "Mardy" Murie had a special connection to the Northland. Mardy marries Olaus Murie, a wildlife biologist, and they honeymoon on a 3 month boat and dog sled expedition into the Brooks Range. Mardy and their children accompany Olaus on his trips into the Alaska wilderness to study the wildlife. When Olaus retires both Mardy and Olaus decide to devote their lives to protecting the Alaskan wilderness that they both love so much.
Soft-cover book price: $19.95
Thoroughly illustrated with B/W and color photographs, 120 pp.
© 2002 by Charles Craighead and Bonnie Kreps
Two in the Far North
Mardy Murie tells her own story in Two in the Far North. Mardy kept detailed journals whenever they traveled, and this book is based on those journals. Part one is about Mardy's childhood in Fairbanks, Alaska. In part two Mardy meets Olaus, they marry and take a trip by boat and dog sled into the Brooks Range to study the wildlife. Martin Murie is born and he accompanies Mardy and Olaus in part three on their expedition up the Old Crow river to study the abundant waterfowl. After Olaus resigned from the U.S. Biological Survey he and Mardy concentrated their efforts on saving the Alaska wilderness. Part four of the book is about their return to the Brooks Range for a more detailed study, sponsored by the Wilderness Society and other conservation oriented organizations.
Paperback book price: $15.95
Text by Mardy Murie, forward by Terry Tempest Williams, illustrated by Olaus Murie
373 pp.
© 1997 by Mardy Murie, Olaus Murie and Terry Tempest Williams
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Mardy Murie Packages
Our Arctic Dance Book Package includes both books, Arctic Dance and Two in the Far North
Price: $35.90
The Arctic Dance Book + DVD Package includes the Arctic Dance book and the Arctic Dance DVD.
Price: $41.90
The Complete Arctic Dance Package on DVD includes the Arctic Dance Book, the Arctic Dance DVD and the book Two in the Far North.
Price: $57.85
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