On The Marsh

Author : Wilfred Thesiger
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780141904436

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The Marsh Arabs by Wilfred Thesiger Pdf

During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire and share a way of life that had endured for many centuries. Travelling from village to village by canoe, he won acceptance by dispensing medicines and treating the sick. In this account of his time there he pays tribute to the hospitality, loyalty, courage and endurance of the people, describes their impressive reed houses, the waterways and lakes teeming with wildlife, the herding of buffalo and hunting of wild boar, moments of tragedy and moments of pure comedy, all in vivid, engaging detail. Untouched by the modern world until recently, these independent people, their way of life and their surroundings have suffered widespread destruction under the regime of Saddam Hussein. Wilfred Thesiger's magnificent account of his time spent among them is a moving testament to their now threatened culture and the landscape they inhabit.

Author : Lucy Strange
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338686487

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Sisters of the Lost Marsh by Lucy Strange Pdf

From award winning author Lucy Strange comes a thrilling story of six sisters who must fight against circumstance and fate, gorgeously told and steeped in history and legend. On a poor farm surrounded by marshlands, six sisters -- Grace, Willa, Freya, and triplets Deedee, Darcy, and Dolly -- live in fear of their father and the superstition that haunts him: The Curse of the Six Daughters. Their beloved grandmother tries to protect them, but the future seems bleak. When the Full Moon Fayre makes a rare visit to Hollow-in-the-Marsh, the girls slip out to see the famous Shadow Man, an enigmatic puppeteer. Afterwards, oldest sister Grace is missing. Following the Full Moor Fayre and into the Lost Marsh, Willa will have to battle her inner doubts and the legends that have haunted her family. Can she save her sister from one fate, and yet outrun her own? The thrilling new novel from acclaimed author Lucy Strange, author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood, The Ghost of Midnight Lake and the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by the Sea.

Author : Barbara Brennessel
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1584655364

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Diamonds in the Marsh by Barbara Brennessel Pdf

The first book-length investigation of a fascinating reptile

Author : Walter G. Duffy,Darryl Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Coastal zone management
ISBN : UOM:39015086474940

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Marsh Management in Coastal Louisiana by Walter G. Duffy,Darryl Clark Pdf

Author : Simon Barnes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781471168505

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On the Marsh by Simon Barnes Pdf

'He does write beautifully, especially of his greatest love - our wild birds ... On The Marsh is a delightful read.' Christopher Hart, Daily Mail How the rewilding of eight acres of Norfolk marshland inspired a family and brought nature even closer to home. When writer Simon Barnes heard a Cetti's warbler sing out as he turned up to look at a house for sale, he knew immediately that he had found his new home. The fact that his garden backed onto an area of marshy land only increased the possibilities, but there was always the fear that it might end up in the wrong hands and be lost to development or intensive farming. His wife saw through the delicate negotiations for the purchase. Once they'd bought it, they began to manage it as a conservation area, working with the Wildlife Trust to ensure it became as appealing as possible to all species. For their son Eddie, who has Down's syndrome, it became a place of calm and inspiration. In On The Marsh, we see how nature can always bring surprises, and share in the triumphs as new animals - Chinese water deer, otters and hedgehogs - arrive, and watch as the number of species of bird tops 100 and keeps on growing. As the seasons go by, there are moments of triumph when not one but two marsh harrier families use the marsh as a hunting ground, but also disappointments as chemical run-off from neighbouring farmland creates a nettles monoculture in newly turned earth. For anyone who enjoyed books such as Meadowland and Wilding, or the writing of Stephen Moss, Roger Deakin or Adam Nicolson, this is a vivid and beautifully written account of the wonders that can sometimes be found on our doorsteps, and how nature can transform us all.

Author : William HOLLOWAY (of Rye, in Sussex.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017078256

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The History of Romney Marsh, from Its Earliest Formation to 1837. With a Glance at Its Adjacencies and Some Remarks on the Situation of the Ancient Anderida by William HOLLOWAY (of Rye, in Sussex.) Pdf

Author : John M. Prophet
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595309917

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Body in the Salt Marsh Boatyard by John M. Prophet Pdf

Casey Miller discovers the body of a man in the boatyard across the street from his house. In a seemingly unrelated event, his cousin, Freddy, is kidnapped. Because of their traumatic experience in the matter of the Salt Marsh Winery case, Casey, and his best friend, Lexie Wentworth, are reluctant to get involved. But, Casey and Lexie can't resist following Barry Nelson, a local limousine driver, who shows up at Freddy's house with a weird-looking stranger. From there, they are faced with making a fateful decision. Should they avoid getting in deeper or should they continue to satisfy their curiosity? When they make the decision, there is no turning back. They are targeted for death as they get caught in a bizarre web of murder, illegal adoption, and kidnapping. In this gripping story, Casey and Lexie return to one of their old haunts, the Parks mansion, and make a startling discovery. None of their previous adventures tested their wits and courage as this one.

Author : Phillip C. Dibner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Oil spills
ISBN : UOM:39015095244573

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Response of a Salt Marsh to Oil Spill and Cleanup by Phillip C. Dibner Pdf

Author : J.R. Packham,A. J. Willis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0412579804

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Ecology of Dunes, Salt Marsh and Shingle by J.R. Packham,A. J. Willis Pdf

Summary: Discusses coastal sand dune, shingle beach, and salt marsh ecosystems, communities based upon relatively unconsolidated granular deposits which frequently rest upon solid rock or, much more rarely, on peat.

Author : S. M. Salim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000323382

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Marsh Dwellers of the Euphrates Delta by S. M. Salim Pdf

Dr Salim, of Bagdad University, spent two years amongst the remarkable tribal peoples who inhabit the great marshes of the lower Euphrates. He describes their social and economic organization and discusses on the one hand the process by which people with bedouin traditions and values have adapted themselves to different and difficult conditions, and on the other the effects upon them of submission to the central government and the modernisation of their modes of life that has resulted from it. His account offers a fascinating study of people living in an unusual environment, and will be of value to the anthropologist and ethnologist for its precise ethnography. At the same time, as one of the few detailed studies of the changes now being wrought on such a large scale by modern economic and political forces, it has real importance for the general student of contemporary Middle Eastern affairs.

Author : Richard Chandler Alexander Prior
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590810796

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On the popular names of British plants, an explanation of the origin and meaning by Richard Chandler Alexander Prior Pdf

Author : Gordon H. Orians
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1980-04-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691082375

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Some Adaptations of Marsh-nesting Blackbirds by Gordon H. Orians Pdf

The variety of social systems among the New World blackbirds (Family Icteridae) and the structural simplicity of their foraging environment provide excellent opportunities for testing theorics about the adaptive significance of their behavior. Here Gordon Orians presents the results of his many years of research on how blackbirds utilize their marsh environments during the breeding season. These results stem from information he gathered on three species during ten breeding seasons in the Pacific Northwest, on Red-winged blackbirds during two breeding seasons in Costa Rica, and on three species during one breeding season in Argentina. The author uses models derived from Darwin's theory of natural selection to predict the behavior and morphology of individuals as well as the statistical properties of their populations. First he tests models that predict habitat selection, foraging behavior, territoriality, and mate selection. Then he considers some population patterns, especially range of use of environmental resources and overlap among species, that may result from those individual attributes. Professor Orianns concludes with an overview of the structure of bird communities in marshes of the world and the relation of these patterns to overall source availability in these simple but productive habitats.

Author : Edmund Clarence Stedman,Ellen Mackay Hutchinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCAL:B3335146

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A Library of American Literature by Edmund Clarence Stedman,Ellen Mackay Hutchinson Pdf

Author : Franz Delitzsch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Bible
ISBN : UCAL:B3951229

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Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah by Franz Delitzsch Pdf

Author : Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : United States
ISBN : UCR:31210003104021

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel Pdf