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'''''Two in the Far North''''' is a [[biographical novel]] written by [[Margaret Murie]]. Raised in [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]], in the [[United States|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Two in the Far North" (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/two-in-the-far-north.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615140841/https://www.nps.gov/articles/two-in-the-far-north.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2019 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>

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.

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==External links==
* [https://www.amazon.com/dp/088240489X ''Two in the Far North'' at Amazon.com]

[[Category:1962 American novels]]
[[Category:Books about Alaska]]
[[Category:Nature conservation in the United States]]
[[Category:Pre-statehood history of Alaska]]
[[Category:Biographical novels]]


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