Baikal : sacred sea of Siberia / essay by Peter Matthiessen ; photographs by Boyd Norton ; foreword...
Baikal : sacred sea of Siberia / essay by Peter Matthiessen ; photographs by Boyd Norton ; foreword...
Baikal : sacred sea of Siberia / essay by Peter Matthiessen ; photographs by Boyd Norton ; foreword by Yevgeny Yevtushenko ; afterword by David Brower ; edited by Chez Liley.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1992.
Call Numbers
NQ915.75/1
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 89 p. : col. ill., maps ; 22x25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1992.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c1992.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Matthiessen's powerful tribute to this sacred and endangered landscape is enhanced by myths, folklore, and excerpts from historical texts about Baikal assembled by editor Chez Liley. Boyd Norton's striking photographs illustrate the lake's grandeur - from dawn light on the rugged peaks above the Brown Bear Coast to nerpa basking on rocks at Tonkii...
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Full title
Baikal : sacred sea of Siberia / essay by Peter Matthiessen ; photographs by Boyd Norton ; foreword by Yevgeny Yevtushenko ; afterword by David Brower ; edited by Chez Liley.
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87).
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1992.
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Call Numbers
NQ915.75/1
Record Identifier
74VKq07bjKbM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKq07bjKbM
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0871565846 :
9780871565846 :
DDC
915.75
MMS ID
991020393449702626
