Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use And Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America

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The European explorers who first visited the Northwest Coast of North America assumed that the entire region was virtually untouched wilderness whose occupants used the land only minimally, hunting and gathering shoots, roots, and berries that were peripheral to a diet and culture focused on salmon. Colonizers who followed the explorers used these claims to justify the displacement of Native groups from their lands. Scholars now understand, however, that Northwest Coast peoples were actively cultivating plants well before their first contact with Europeans. This book is the first comprehensive overview of how Northwest Coast Native Americans managed the landscape and cared for the plant communities on which they depended.

Bringing together some of the world's most prominent specialists on Northwest Coast cultures, Keeping It Living tells the story of traditional plant cultivation practices found from the Oregon coast to Southeast Alaska. It explores tobacco gardens among the Haida and Tlingit, managed camas plots among the Coast Salish of Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia, estuarine root gardens along the central coast of British Columbia, wapato maintenance on the Columbia and Fraser Rivers, and tended berry plots up and down the entire coast.

With contributions from ethnobotanists, archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, ecologists, and Native American scholars and elders, Keeping It Living documents practices, many unknown to European peoples, that involve manipulating plants as well as their environments in ways that enhanced culturally preferred plants and plant communities. It describes how indigenous peoples of this region used and cared for over 300 different species of plants, from the lofty red cedar to diminutive plants of backwater bogs.

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Keeping it Living.......2007-01-10

A text tightly packed with information and concepts. Not an easy read, but satisfying. Concept of using Native American horticulture techniques is an attractive technique for saving our natural areas while still producing food. Should be required reading for horticulture programs in our colleges.

Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America

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Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America.(Book review): An article from: The Geographical Review

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Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America.(Book review): An article from: The Geographical Review
Mark Blumler
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000KLNNK8
Release Date: 2006-11-14

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2003 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America.(Book review)
Author: Mark Blumler
Publication: The Geographical Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 96 Issue: 1 Page: 161(5)

Article Type: Book review

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Insight Guides, the world's largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the most popular resort cities to the most exotic villages, Insight Guides capture the unique character of each culture with an insider's perspective. Inside every Insight Guide you'll find: .Evocative, full-colour photography on every page .Cross-referenced, full-colour maps throughout .A brief introduction including a historical timeline .Lively, essays by local writers on the culture, history, and people .Expert evaluations on the sights really worth seeing .Special features spotlighting particular topics of interest .A comprehensive Travel Tips section with listings of the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as practical information on getting around and advice for travel with children

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A picture is worth a thousand words.......2007-01-28

This book was extremely helpful in planning my trip to Colorado. The pictures in it are so beautiful that it helped influence my decisions as to what places to visit. An added benefit to the book is that I can refer back to it and look at the beautiful pictures in it to remind me of the places I visited. The history covered, the descriptions of the places all influenced me as to where I would visit...and it did not disappoint. I will definitely buy other books by Insight Guides to wherever I may go next. The information was extremely helpful and the pictures are so wonderful that I sometimes pull out the book just to look at where I have been. Sigh!!!!

All you need to know about Colorado.......2006-04-04

I will be relocating to Colorado for the summer and was looking for a book that gives you a sense of the history, culture and local attractions throughout Colorado. This book does that in a clear and interesting way. This book is great for anyone who wants to get a look into the culture and scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountain State!

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Denver Insight Pocket Guide
Insight
Manufacturer: APA Publications Pte Ltd,Singapore
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9812344284

Insight Fleximap Denver, CO (Insight Fleximaps)

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Insight Fleximap Denver, CO (Insight Fleximaps)
American Map Corp
Manufacturer: American Map Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Map

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ASIN: 9812582622

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Denver Insight Fleximap features detailed city, street and road maps clearly marked with all the sites and services of particular interest to travelers. Text and photographs offer a wealth of valuable tourist information including "10 sights you shouldn't miss", plus information on transportation, visas, currency, important telephone numbers, emergency services and more.

Insight Pocket Guide with map Denver (Insight Guides)

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Insight Pocket Guide with map Denver (Insight Guides)
Brian Bell , and Donna Dailey
Manufacturer: Langenscheidt Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1585730114

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Pocket Guide Denver includes a chapter detailing Denver's history and culture, 13 itineraries taking in sights ranging from the Civic Center to the nearby ski areas, leisure-time suggestions, and a comprehensive information section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus many high quality photographs and maps, including a detailed pullout map.

Sites of Insight: A Guide to Colorado Sacred Places

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A Must Read

Sites of Insight: A Guide to Colorado Sacred Places
Sueellen Campbell , Fred Baca , and Kristen Iverson
Manufacturer: University Press of Colorado
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0870817442

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In these eighteen illuminating essays, some of Colorado's most accomplished novelists, essayists, and poets write in intimate detail about their most poignant experiences in the Colorado wilderness. Readers are given access—both physically and spiritually—to settings that inspire reverence for and contemplation about one's relationship to the land. From above tree line in the Rawah Mountains down into the broad San Luis Valley, from the Western Slope to the high plains in the east, the reader is taken on a vivid journey through a rich assortment of Colorado's awe-inspiring landscapes.

Essays by Tom Noel, Fred Baca, Kristen Iversen, and Reyes Garcia are historical in makeup, while those by Sangeeta Reddy, Merrill Gilfillan, and Amy England feature engaging spiritual and philosophical explorations, even epiphanies. Reg Saner and Nick Sutcliffe share experiences of pitting themselves against nature. And in the tradition of Thoreau, John Muir, and Annie Dillard, all of these essayists explore the intense and vibrant relationships people have with the wilderness.

Sites of Insight belongs on the bookshelves of tourists, outdoor enthusiasts, and Coloradoans—both longtime residents and newcomers—who seek to apprehend something in nature that is larger than themselves.

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A Must Read.......2005-11-13

I delved into these essays soon after the collection was published and re-read my favorite essays when I travel. Doing this adds meaning and enhances the enjoyment of my visits to these spiritual sites of Colorado. I especially enjoy reading and re-reading Fred Baca's essay on the San Luis Valley. For any traveler who loves the unspoiled sites of Colorado, this is a must read.

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Grizzly Adams was one of the Old West's most famous frontiersmen, and he and his California Menagerie were one of P. T. Barnum's leading attractions. His years in the wild Sierra Nevada were filled with hair-raising escapes from wild animals and incredible exploits of courage and daring. Robert McClung's adventure-filled biography brings to life Grizzly Adams -- a man who became a legend in his own lifetime.

THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS. A BIOGRAPHY

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THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS. A BIOGRAPHY
R. McClung
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WQAA7K

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A too personal view.......2005-08-06

Lots of information about the breed from a personal experience. Need to uptade some details and pictures. Well described items about health. Too many pages abouth history and fancy dog names that are not useful to the pet owner. A good book to begin in the Terrier`s hectic world

The breeding of show fox terriers: With a gallery of the celebrities in the fox terrier world

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The breeding of show fox terriers: With a gallery of the celebrities in the fox terrier world
T. H Harrison
Manufacturer: "The Stock-keeper"
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The new 2004 Edition of The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Government Paper Money will be released in July, 2003. The previous edition sold out early, resulting in the preparation of the new book ahead of the normal schedule.

Few government note collecting categories have been untouched by price changes. Most of the changes have been increases, but there are also a few decreases where supplies on the market have increased or collector interest has stalled. Changes have not been universal, but restricted to selected note issues.

Among Newfoundland issues, there has been a conspicuous increase in demand for 1920 $1 and $2 treasury notes, with prices pushing upward. Province of Canada notes have moved upward again, while action on Dominion notes is more selective. Some issues have not shown much change; others, including the 1878 and 1912 issues, have moved forward at least for selected grades. Common varieties of the 1923 $1 notes have advanced in high grades while giving up a little ground in conditions below VF, whereas $2 notes of the same issue show increases in better grades with little change in lower grades. Dealers report that there are plenty of well circulated 1923 $1 notes available in relation to collector demand.

The 1935 first issue of the Bank of Canada seems unstoppable, with high grade notes in the higher denominations climbing sharply higher. A 1935 French $100 note in AU/UNC condition recently sold for $19,500 plus tax, prompting a dramatic hike for that particularly rare issue. The 1937 Bank of Canada notes have shown more modest increases for selected notes.

Among the more recent Bank of Canada issues, many of the asterisk, X and insert replacement notes have shown sharp gains while the regular issues have been generally steady. Additional insert note prefixes have been added, with their number ranges, while the serial number ranges of others have been tightened up using new information from ongoing research.

Among the "back of the book" specialty notes, number 1 and solid serial number notes continue to advance, while the millions - numbered notes have given up a little ground. A new type of error note, with multiple serial numbers, has been added to the listings and priced. At the same time, notes with missing OSD's have been deleted as it has been discovered recently that the OSD's can easily be removed without a trace by a commercial cleaning compound. Several new error note illustrations have been added.

The 16th Edition GPM consists of 336 pages, continuing with the spiral lay-flat binding which proved so popular with the last edition, in 5.5 X 8.5 inch page format.

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Smith & Hawken: Hands On Gardener: Pruning (Smith & Hawken the Hands-on Gardener)
Robert Kourik
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0761108068

Book Description

Pruning takes a two-part approach to demystifying a task that fills many gardeners with trepidation. Part one covers the fundamentals of how plants grow and how to apply that knowledge to pruning; part two is a plant guide that covers the art of pruning and shaping, featuring profuse step-by-step illustrations.

Pruning, Clipping with confidence, practiced as Simple Craft or Elaborate artistry, the Backbone of a healthy Garden

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Pruning, Clipping with confidence, practiced as Simple Craft or Elaborate artistry, the Backbone of a healthy Garden
Robert (Smith & Hawken the Hands on gardener) Kourik
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NDDF7Y

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This book brings current research on oral traditional poetry to bear on a recurrent biblical prophetic metaphor: the mourning earth. Tracing persistence and flexibility in phraseological and thematic patterning within a set of nine prophetic compositions, the study explores in each passage the particular expression and literary impact of the metaphor and its attendant themes and motifs. Since consideration is given to the diachronic dimensions of the nine texts, the study serves as an illustration of the operation of an oral or oral-derived aesthetic within the biblical prophetic traditions over a range of historical settings as well as prophetic genres.

Earth Mourns: Prophetic Metaphor and Oral Aesthetic

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Earth Mourns: Prophetic Metaphor and Oral Aesthetic
Katherine Murphey Hayes
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUZDFK

Book Description

Lively, scholarly, beautifully illustrated study of the 8 artists who brought a compelling new realism to American painting, 1870 to 1913. Henri, Glackens, Sloan, Luks, 4 more. 142 black-and-white illustrations. Bibliography. Introduction.

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Painters of the Ashcan School.......2005-06-19

Was VERY disappointed that the color plates that were in the hardcopy of this book are only in black and white in the paperback version. This makes the use of this book for Art History study irrelevant. How can one understand the Ashcan School's painterly technique without color illustrations!!!

Painters of the Ashcan School: The Immortal Eight

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Painters of the Ashcan School: The Immortal Eight
Bennard Perlman
Manufacturer: Dover Pubns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OLSM0A

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This book is a literary biography of Shen Yueh, a statesman, historian, poet, and devout lay defender of both Buddhism and Taoism. His active career spanned three successive dynasties (Liu-Sung, Nan-Ch'i, and Liang), whose capitals were located in the lower Yangtze city of Chien-k'ang (modern Nanking). The title "Reticient Marquis" (Yin-hou) was awarded him posthumously by the Liang Emperor Wu, who, though owing his own rise to power partly to Shen's bold counsel, had found him less than forthcoming from that point onward. Shen was indeed very reserved, and continually tortured by the conflicting claims of his ascetic Buddhist ideals and his love for luxury, his chameleon-like ability to preserve his influence through three regimes, and his high social and political status. Richard B. Mather provides the first full description in a Western language of Shen's life and thought and supplies numerous translations of his surviving letters, memorials, poems, and essays.

Because Shen was often in the center of controversy over matters of social, literary, and religious significance, his life may be read as an embodiment of some of the major issues and developments in the south during China's early middle ages. Professor Mather deals successively with all aspects of his life--his role as historian, courtier, poet, Taoist hermit, and Buddhist.

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The Poet Shen Yueh (441-513): The Reticent Marquis. (book reviews): An article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
C.M. Lai
Manufacturer: American Oriental Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00092XWRM
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from The Journal of the American Oriental Society, published by American Oriental Society on April 1, 1994. The length of the article is 1707 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Poet Shen Yueh (441-513): The Reticent Marquis. (book reviews)
Author: C.M. Lai
Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1994
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: v114 Issue: n2 Page: p321(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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