The Readers Companion To Alaska
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Author | : Alan Ryan |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780156003681 |
Jon Krakauer marvels at the fresh size 20 grizzly print next to his size 9 boot; and Anne Morrow Lindbergh is amazed simply at the sight of a road after a long-flight over the trackless wastes of the North Slope.
Author | : Wilma Mankiller |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 724 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780618001828 |
Covers issues and events in women's history that were previously unpublished, misplaced, or forgotten, and provides new perspectives on each event.
Author | : Professor of Politics Alan Ryan |
Publisher | : Harvest Books |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1997-04-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780544311787 |
The Alaskan frontier is revealed at its most inspiring and unforgiving, through the eyes of its awestruck visitors. An enraptured John Muir first glimpses Glacier Bay; Jon Krakauer marvels at the sight of a grizzly's footprints in the snow; Erma Bombeck comments on the "cruise from hell," and more. Map.
Author | : Janice Schofield Eaton |
Publisher | : Alaska Northwest Books |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2015-06-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780882409382 |
An authoritative guide book to more than 70 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants. Tuck this guide into a backpack, glove compartment, or pocket and use its color photographs and habitat and plant descriptions to help you discover the bounty of the land and its plants around you. The authoritative gathering instructions ensure a healthful harvest. Learn about each plant's nutritional content, and medicinal and culinary uses. Also included are recipes for fresh salads, unusual appetizers, delicious soups, breads and more. The author is an authority on the wild plants of North America and Alaska.
Author | : Eric Foner |
Publisher | : HMH |
Total Pages | : 1253 |
Release | : 2014-01-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0547561342 |
An A-to-Z historical encyclopedia of US people, places, and events, with nearly 1,000 entries “all equally well written, crisp, and entertaining” (Library Journal). From the origins of its native peoples to its complex identity in modern times, this unique alphabetical reference covers the political, economic, cultural, and social history of America. A fact-filled treasure trove for history buffs, The Reader’s Companion is sponsored by the Society of American Historians, an organization dedicated to promoting literary excellence in the writing of biography and history. Under the editorship of the eminent historians John A. Garraty and Eric Foner, a large and distinguished group of scholars, biographers, and journalists—nearly four hundred contemporary authorities—illuminate the critical events, issues, and individuals that have shaped our past. Readers will find everything from a chronological account of immigration; individual entries on the Bull Moose Party and the Know-Nothings as well as an article on third parties in American politics; pieces on specific religious groups, leaders, and movements and a larger-scale overview of religion in America. Interweaving traditional political and economic topics with the spectrum of America’s social and cultural legacies—everything from marriage to medicine, crime to baseball, fashion to literature—the Companion is certain to engage the curiosity, interests, and passions of every reader, and also provides an excellent research tool for students and teachers.
Author | : Denise Gosliner Orenstein |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2005-01-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0060520582 |
In the late 1960's, in the small community of Bethel, Alaska, a beaten teenager named Dove Alexie is in prison. One day, he mysteriously vanishes, and curiously, there is no mention of hi s arrival or departure on the prison records. Four young people in Bethel tell their stories, and the narrative circles around Dove – their unseen companion. Told with humour and insight, Unseen Companion spins together four unique voices that capture the complexities of human existence and the search for one's place in the universe. o Based on the author's own experiences living and doing social work in fourteen Alaskan bush villages, which left Orenstein uniquely qualified to write the kind of loss and hopelessness presented in this novel. o An intriguing and layered narrative structure, unique voices, and a brilliant over–arching metaphor that sums up one's place in the universe make this a unique and resonant book that will stick with readers for years to come. Ages 12 +
Author | : Joni Seager |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2014-10-23 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1441117865 |
Silent Spring is a watershed moment in the history of environmentalism, credited with launching the modern environmental movement. In synthesizing a jumble of scientific and medical information into a coherent argument, Carson successfully challenged major chemical industries and the idea that modern societies could and should exert mastery over nature at any cost. Her critique remains salient today. This book provides the first in-depth analysis, contextualisation and overview of Silent Spring, a critical work in the history of environmentalism, surveying its lasting impact on the environmentalist movement in the last fifty years.
Author | : Anna Woltz |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 155 |
Release | : 2021-04-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1786075849 |
A powerful story of two unlikely friends brought together by the love of a dog ‘Timeless and clever.’ Sophie Dahl Sometimes rivals just need a helping paw... It only takes one day at their new school for Parker and Sven to become mortal enemies. Parker's had a terrible summer and just wants to be invisible, while Sven is desperate to make an impression and be known as anything other than "that boy with epilepsy." When Parker discovers her beloved dog Alaska – who she had to give away last year – now belongs to Sven, she's determined to steal Alaska back. Of course, that's easier said than done...
Author | : Alan Ryan |
Publisher | : Mariner Books |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Mark Twain, Jan Morris, P. J. O’Rourke, and Michael Palin are just a few of the contributors to this provocative armchair tour of South Africa, which takes us from Capetown to Soweto, from 1850 to the present. Introduction by the Editor. Map.
Author | : John L. Bowman |
Publisher | : Author House |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2014-06-25 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1496923073 |
A Reader's Companion II offers a look at 3,500 uncommon words for avid readers. The Reader's Companion series contains thousands of words and their definitions, helping to expand vocabulary, improve comprehension and increase reading speed. This is the second book in the series, and it includes literary, Latin, historic and philosophic words and phrases that advanced readers will commonly encounter. Some examples include: - Nouns including abulia, bellibone, distaff, dragoman, eschatology, flapper, quidnunc and schandenfreude - Literary adjectives such as chiliastic, scabrous, concomitant, eupeptic, purblind and noetic - Ancient words like anent and Boeotian - Philosophic concepts like counterfactual, the either/or fallacy and epiphenomenalism - Latin phrases like a fortiori, credo quia absurdum est, dum vivimus vivamus and ignis fatuus - Root words and derivatives including scrutable/inscrutable, eliminable/ineliminable and reck/reckless - Interesting people like Condillac - Word comparisons such as agnate and enate; cuckquean and cuckold; ethos, kakos and deilos; and exiguous, exegesis and exegete - Historic phrases like Acorn Eater and Lotus Eater