The Resource Ancient places : people and landscape in the emerging Northwest, Jack Nisbet ; illustrations by Hannah Small
Ancient places : people and landscape in the emerging Northwest, Jack Nisbet ; illustrations by Hannah Small
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- Summary
- "The story of the land in the Northwest flows from the cataclysmic ice-age floods. So it only follows that the stories of the people in this terrain are inextricably linked to the aftereffects of that great deluge. These are the genesis stories of a region. Included are the controversy over the provenance and ownership of a meteor that fell to earth in rural Oregon; the mystery of the aurora borealis as observed by 18th-century explorer David Thompson; the town in the northeastern Washington that drew immigrant artisans from Italy because of its deposits of terra cotta clay; and a recounting of the great floods of 15,000 years ago that shaped the land of what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 247 pages
- Contents
-
- Map of Greater Northwest
- Geologic time table
- 1. Chasing the Electric Fluid : Light and sound at our planet's geomagnetic frontier
- 2. Meltdown : Reliving the Northwest's Genesis story
- 3. The Longest Journey : the Willamette Meteorite sails across the universe
- 4. Biscuits : Tracking cultural identity through a diverse group of edible roots
- 5. A Possible Friend : what a casual collector learned from three traditional Plateau families
- 6. Riding the High Wire : How rocks created a valley, and the valley recreated the rocks
- 7. From Clay to Clay : Digging into the lore of a craftsman who worked in clay
- 8. Sisters : the beautiful disorder of ants
- 9. The Whole Bag of Crayons : a mother lode of Eocene leaf fossils teaches an artist how to share
- 10. Visited by an Earthquake : Changes in the perception of an 1872 trembler
- Coda: Skate Away : Skating the geology of the Intermountain West
- Isbn
- 9781570619809
- Label
- Ancient places : people and landscape in the emerging Northwest
- Title
- Ancient places
- Title remainder
- people and landscape in the emerging Northwest
- Statement of responsibility
- Jack Nisbet ; illustrations by Hannah Small
- Subject
-
- Floods
- Floods -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
- Geology
- Geology -- Northwest, Pacific
- Glacial epoch
- Glacial epoch -- Northwest, Pacific
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)
- History
- Landscapes
- Landscapes -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
- Landscapes -- Social aspects
- Biography
- NATURE -- Essays
- Natural history
- Natural history -- Northwest, Pacific
- Northwest, Pacific -- Biography
- Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel
- Northwest, Pacific -- History
- Pacific Northwest
- Travel
- Landscapes -- Social aspects -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The story of the land in the Northwest flows from the cataclysmic ice-age floods. So it only follows that the stories of the people in this terrain are inextricably linked to the aftereffects of that great deluge. These are the genesis stories of a region. Included are the controversy over the provenance and ownership of a meteor that fell to earth in rural Oregon; the mystery of the aurora borealis as observed by 18th-century explorer David Thompson; the town in the northeastern Washington that drew immigrant artisans from Italy because of its deposits of terra cotta clay; and a recounting of the great floods of 15,000 years ago that shaped the land of what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nisbet, Jack
- Dewey number
- 508.795
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH104.5.N6
- LC item number
- N57 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Natural history
- Northwest, Pacific
- Northwest, Pacific
- Northwest, Pacific
- Landscapes
- Landscapes
- Geology
- Floods
- Glacial epoch
- HISTORY
- NATURE
- Floods
- Geology
- Glacial epoch
- Landscapes
- Landscapes
- Natural history
- Travel
- Pacific Northwest
- Label
- Ancient places : people and landscape in the emerging Northwest, Jack Nisbet ; illustrations by Hannah Small
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Map of Greater Northwest -- Geologic time table -- 1. Chasing the Electric Fluid : Light and sound at our planet's geomagnetic frontier -- 2. Meltdown : Reliving the Northwest's Genesis story -- 3. The Longest Journey : the Willamette Meteorite sails across the universe -- 4. Biscuits : Tracking cultural identity through a diverse group of edible roots -- 5. A Possible Friend : what a casual collector learned from three traditional Plateau families -- 6. Riding the High Wire : How rocks created a valley, and the valley recreated the rocks -- 7. From Clay to Clay : Digging into the lore of a craftsman who worked in clay -- 8. Sisters : the beautiful disorder of ants -- 9. The Whole Bag of Crayons : a mother lode of Eocene leaf fossils teaches an artist how to share -- 10. Visited by an Earthquake : Changes in the perception of an 1872 trembler -- Coda: Skate Away : Skating the geology of the Intermountain West
- Control code
- 889523155
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 247 pages
- Isbn
- 9781570619809
- Lccn
- 2014042153
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)889523155
- Label
- Ancient places : people and landscape in the emerging Northwest, Jack Nisbet ; illustrations by Hannah Small
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Map of Greater Northwest -- Geologic time table -- 1. Chasing the Electric Fluid : Light and sound at our planet's geomagnetic frontier -- 2. Meltdown : Reliving the Northwest's Genesis story -- 3. The Longest Journey : the Willamette Meteorite sails across the universe -- 4. Biscuits : Tracking cultural identity through a diverse group of edible roots -- 5. A Possible Friend : what a casual collector learned from three traditional Plateau families -- 6. Riding the High Wire : How rocks created a valley, and the valley recreated the rocks -- 7. From Clay to Clay : Digging into the lore of a craftsman who worked in clay -- 8. Sisters : the beautiful disorder of ants -- 9. The Whole Bag of Crayons : a mother lode of Eocene leaf fossils teaches an artist how to share -- 10. Visited by an Earthquake : Changes in the perception of an 1872 trembler -- Coda: Skate Away : Skating the geology of the Intermountain West
- Control code
- 889523155
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 247 pages
- Isbn
- 9781570619809
- Lccn
- 2014042153
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)889523155
Subject
- Floods
- Floods -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
- Geology
- Geology -- Northwest, Pacific
- Glacial epoch
- Glacial epoch -- Northwest, Pacific
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)
- History
- Landscapes
- Landscapes -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
- Landscapes -- Social aspects
- Biography
- NATURE -- Essays
- Natural history
- Natural history -- Northwest, Pacific
- Northwest, Pacific -- Biography
- Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel
- Northwest, Pacific -- History
- Pacific Northwest
- Travel
- Landscapes -- Social aspects -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
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