ðə bˈʊk ɪz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ sˈɛkʃənz kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ hɜː tʃˈaɪldhʊd ɪnðə nˈɔːɹðɚnmˌoʊst stˈeɪt ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv ɹˈeɪl tɹˈævəl, hɜː hˈʌnɪmˌuːn ɪnðɪ ˌʌnɛksplˈoːɹd wˈaɪldz, lˈeɪɾɚ bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɜːveɪ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənz wɪð mˈɛmbɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ hɜː hˈʌsbənd ænd smˈɔːl bˈeɪbi ænd fˈaɪnəli hɜː wˈɜːlwɪnd tɹˈɪps bˈæk tʊ ɐlˈæskə fɹʌm hɜː hˈoʊm ɪn waɪˈoʊmɪŋ.
The book is divided into sections covering her childhood in the northernmost state (including the beginning of rail travel), her honeymoon in the unexplored wilds, later biological survey expeditions (with members including her husband and small baby) and finally her whirlwind trips back to Alaska from her home in Wyoming.