Swamp

Author : Anthony Wilson
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780238913

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Swamp by Anthony Wilson Pdf

Throughout history, swamps have been idealized and demonized, purged and protected. Today, they are simultaneously considered metaphorical places of evil, pestilence, and death, and treasured as diverse biological ecosystems teeming with life. Covering not only swamps and bogs but also marshes and wetlands, Swamp ventures into the cultural and ecological histories of these mysterious, mythologized, and misunderstood landscapes. Anthony Wilson takes readers into swamps across the globe, from the freshwater marshes of Botswana’s tremendous Okavango delta, to the notable swamps between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, to the peat bogs in Russia, the British Isles, and Scandinavia, which have been used as energy sources for centuries. It explores ideas and representations of wetlands across centuries, cultures, and continents, considering legend and folklore, mythology, literature, film, and natural and cultural history. As it plumbs the murky depths of swamps from the distant past to an uncertain future, Swamps provides an engaging, accessible, informative, and lavishly illustrated journey into these fascinating landscapes.

Author : Robert N. Munsch
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443128377

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Swamp Water by Robert N. Munsch Pdf

Victoria's grandma takes her out for a special, fancy birthday lunch. But how special can a restaurant be if it doesn't serve hamburgers or tacos or PB & J? Victoria is about to find out!

Author : Annie Proulx
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781982173364

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Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx Pdf

"A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment-by storing the carbon emissions that accelerate climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are crucial to the earth's survival, and in four illuminating parts, Proulx documents their systemic destruction in pursuit of profit. In a vivid and revelatory journey through history, Proulx describes the fens of 16th-century England, Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, and America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. She introduces the early explorers who launched the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands-the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is "an unforgettable and unflinching tour of past and present, fixed on a subject that could not be more important" (Bill McKibben)"--

Author : Frank Kansiime,Maimuna Nalubega
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000154337

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Wastewater Treatment by a Natural Wetland: the Nakivubo Swamp, Uganda by Frank Kansiime,Maimuna Nalubega Pdf

Uganda's Nakivubo swamp has been receiving wastewater from Kampala for over 30 years and consists of a floating root mat. It's potential to remove nutrients and pathogens from wastewater in a sustainable way, while maintaining ecological quality and biodiversity, is investigated in this work.

Author : Ryan Emanuel
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798890887160

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On the Swamp by Ryan Emanuel Pdf

Despite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples still occupy parts of their ancestral homelands in what is now Eastern North Carolina—a patchwork quilt of forested swamps, sandy plains, and blackwater streams that spreads across the Coastal Plain between the Fall Line and the Atlantic Ocean. In these backwaters, Lumbees and other American Indians have adapted to a radically transformed world while maintaining vibrant cultures and powerful connections to land and water. Like many Indigenous communities worldwide,they continue to assert their rights to self-determination by resisting legacies of colonialism and the continued transformation of their homelands through pollution, unsustainable development, and climate change. Environmental scientist Ryan E. Emanuel, a member of the Lumbee tribe, shares stories from North Carolina about Indigenous survival and resilience in the face of radical environmental changes. Addressing issues from the loss of wetlands to the arrival of gas pipelines, these stories connect the dots between historic patterns of Indigenous oppression and present-day efforts to promote environmental justice and Indigenous rights on the swamp. Emanuel's scientific insight and deeply personal connections to his home blend together in a book that is both a heartfelt and an analytical call to acknowledge and protect sacred places.

Author : William Tynes Cowa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135470593

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The Slave in the Swamp by William Tynes Cowa Pdf

First Published in 2005. In 19th century plantation literature, the runaway slave in the swamp was a recurring bogey-man whose presence challenged myths of the plantation system. By escaping to the swamps with its wild and threatening connotations, the runaway gained an invisibility that was more threatening to the institution than open rebellion. In part, the proslavery plantation novel served to transform that image of the free slave in the swamp from its untouchable, abstract state to a form that could be possessed, understood, and controlled. Essentially, writers defending the institution would conjure forth the rebellious image in order to dispel it safely.

Author : Jo Fisher
Publisher : Little Red Apple Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Historical fiction, Australian
ISBN : 1875329803

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At the Swamp's Edge by Jo Fisher Pdf

Author : Norman Duncan
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752374537

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Christmas Eve at Swamp's End by Norman Duncan Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Christmas Eve at Swamp's End by Norman Duncan

Author : Grant Chemidlin
Publisher : Grant Chemidlin
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0578882841

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Things We Lost In The Swamp by Grant Chemidlin Pdf

Finalist for the 2020 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry Things We Lost In The Swamp is a lush and vibrant collection of poems that examines the many facets of green: nature, inexperience, jealousy, burgeoning love, and discovering sexuality as a gay man. It is a slow unfurling. It is a love letter to growth, to rediscovery, to finally learning how to unabashedly speak one's truest voice. These poems will make you laugh, will make you cry. They will envelop you-take you through your darkest forest, then lead you home.

Author : Donna M. Bateman
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781430129943

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Deep in the Swamp by Donna M. Bateman Pdf

With the rhythm of the familiar poem "Over in the Meadow", this vibrant book introduces animals native to the Okefenokee Swamp, and highlights much of the flora and fauna that is recognizable in swamps and bayous elsewhere. Colorful, detailed illustrations and additional facts round out this appealing, rhyming exploration of a fascinating eco-system.

Author : Karen Patkau
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781770499072

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Who Needs a Swamp? by Karen Patkau Pdf

Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and in a useful glossary and map. Swamps are often seen as a dangerous and useless. They are often drained to create farmland or to reduce diseases. But such measures can be disastrous. Who Needs a Swamp? explores wetlands and their importance in the food chain and in preserving our soil and clean water. Not only is each book informative and beautiful, but it is a call to action for everybody who cares about the world in which we live.

Author : Catherine Emmett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781471181719

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King of the Swamp by Catherine Emmett Pdf

A striking and unique story perfect for little people interested in climate awareness and looking after nature. McDarkly lives quietly all on his own, growing orchids in his dank swamp, until one day his peace is disturbed by an arrogant king who wants to turn the swamp into a roller-skate park. McDarkly has ten days to prove that the swamp isn't damp and dark, but an enchanted world. Can he do it, or will he risk losing his home forever?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Botswana
ISBN : 1910401080

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Swamp by Anonim Pdf

Chloe Sells produces vivid interpretations of rural Africa using innovative photographic techniques.

Author : John Eastman
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1995-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811740210

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The Book of Swamp & Bog by John Eastman Pdf

Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.

Author : John W. Benzie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Conifers
ISBN : UIUC:30112106919274

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Cutting Methods in Mixed Conifer Swamps, Upper Michigan by John W. Benzie Pdf