Homewaters : a human and natural history of Puget Sound / David B. Williams.
Homewaters : a human and natural history of Puget Sound / David B. Williams.
Homewaters : a human and natural history of Puget Sound / David B. Williams.
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Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]
Call Numbers
G 2021/0266
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Birth of a name -- Birth of a place -- Peopling Puget Sound -- Defending Puget Sound -- The maritime highway -- Forests in the sound -- The silver wave -- Old fish and new laws -- The table is set -- Homebodies.
Publication information
Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. For millennia, vibrant Coast Salish communities have lived beside these waters dense with nutrient-rich foods, with cultures intertwined through exchanges across the waterways. Transformed by...
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Full title
Homewaters : a human and natural history of Puget Sound / David B. Williams.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2021
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Call Numbers
G 2021/0266
Record Identifier
74VKaOxO7xmZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaOxO7xmZ
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ISBN
0295748605
9780295748603
DDC
304.20916432
MMS ID
991024381212302626
