ɹˈeɪzd ɪn fˈɛɹbæŋks, ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪt ʌv ɐlˈæskə, ænd wˈaɪf ænd kəmpˈæniən ʌvðə baɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ˈɑːlaʊs mjˈʊɹɹi, ʃiː tˈɛlz ðə tˈeɪl ʌv ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz spˈɛnt fˈɜːst lˈɪvɪŋ, ðˈɛn ɛksplˈoːɹɪŋ ænd fˈaɪnəli fˈaɪɾɪŋ fɚðə pɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈaɪnəl wˈɪldɚnəs fɹʌntˈɪɹz ʌv ɐlˈæskə.
Raised in Fairbanks, in the U.S. state of Alaska, and wife and companion of the biologist Olaus Murie, she tells the tale of their lives spent first living, then exploring and finally fighting for the preservation of the final wilderness frontiers of Alaska.