Where Waters Begin

Author : Cecelia Svinth Carpenter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0914019740

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Where the Waters Begin by Cecelia Svinth Carpenter Pdf

Where the Waters Begin takes us up the Nisqually side of Mount Rainier through the traditional beliefs of the Nisqually people and their relationship to the bountiful natural resources the mountain offered them. The Nisqually are the original stewards of the prairies, mountains, and rivers west of the mountain on lands that are now Thurston and Pierce Counties. Living in a more natural world, without the complexities of today, they developed a coexistence with nature that included respect and appreciation of its beneficent forces as well as fear of its darker sides. The deep connection the Nisqually people developed with the mountain they called Ta-co-bet is best related through their traditional stories. Author and Nisqually tribal historian Cecelia Svinth Carpenter brings those stories to life here in Where the Waters Begin: the Traditional Nisqually Indian History of Mount Rainier.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 2589 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123706263

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Encyclopedia of Inland Waters by Anonim Pdf

Inland aquatic habitats occur world-wide at all scales from marshes, swamps and temporary puddles, to ponds, lakes and inland seas; from streams and creeks to rolling rivers. Vital for biological diversity, ecosystem function and as resources for human life, commerce and leisure, inland waters are a vital component of life on Earth. The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters describes and explains all the basic features of the subject, from water chemistry and physics, to the biology of aquatic creatures and the complex function and balance of aquatic ecosystems of varying size and complexity. Used and abused as an essential resource, it is vital that we understand and manage them as much as we appreciate and enjoy them. This extraordinary reference brings together the very best research to provide the basic and advanced information necessary for scientists to understand these ecosystems – and for water resource managers and consultants to manage and protect them for future generations. Encyclopedic reference to Limnology - a key core subject in ecology taught as a specialist course in universitiesOver 240 topic related articles cover the field Gene Likens is a renowned limnologist and conservationist, Emeritus Director of the Institute of Ecosystems Research, elected member of the American Philosophical Society and recipient of the 2001 National Medal of Science Subject Section Editors and authors include the very best research workers in the field

Author : Rosina Maria Zornlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Hydrology
ISBN : BL:A0020345095

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The World of Waters, Or, Recreations in Hydrology by Rosina Maria Zornlin Pdf

Author : James G. Needham
Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501740749

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Life of Inland Waters by James G. Needham Pdf

This work is a textbook of fresh-water life dealing with its forms, its conditions, its fitnesses, its associations, and its economic aspects. The ecologic side of fresh-water biology is emphasized. Due consideration is given to the educational, economic, sanitary, social, civic, and aesthetic aspects of the subject. Limnology in America today is in its infancy. The value of its past achievements is just beginning to be appreciated. The benefits to come from a more intensive study of water life arc just beginning to be disclosed. That there is a widespread interest is already manifest in the large number of biological stations at which limnological work is being done. We recommend this volume as a general introduction to all students and teachers of this subject.

Author : Earth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590324659

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The waters of the earth by Earth Pdf

Author : Thomas John Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Tyne, River (England)
ISBN : NLS:V000683207

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An Inquiry Into the Operation of Running Streams and Tidal Waters by Thomas John Taylor Pdf

Author : Ashok Subramanian,Bridget Brown,Aaron Wolf
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821395943

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Reaching Across the Waters by Ashok Subramanian,Bridget Brown,Aaron Wolf Pdf

This study reviews the experience of cooperation in five international river basins, focusing on the perceptions of risks and opportunities by decision makers in countries responding to a specific prospect of cooperation. For each basin, the analysis centered on 'tipping points,' or periods in time when policymakers in the countries involved were faced with a critical decision concerning water cooperation. This study is primarily aimed at external development partners. Countries and individuals engaged in international waters issues may also find this study and reflections helpful in enhancing their knowledge and advancing their action with respect to regional cooperation. There appear to be five general categories of risk perceived by decision makers. These risk categories were developed through a review of literature on international negotiation and cooperation. In each of the cases, the analysis focused on risks associated with these five broad categories, examining how these risks influenced decision makers and how the risks affected the outcomes of negotiations.

Author : Dorothy L. Leonard,Marlene A. Broutman,Kristen E. Harkness
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
ISBN : UCSD:31822016423568

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The Quality of Shellfish Growing Waters on the East Coast of the United States by Dorothy L. Leonard,Marlene A. Broutman,Kristen E. Harkness Pdf

Author : Richard Kluger
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307388964

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The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek by Richard Kluger Pdf

Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Kluger brings to life a bloody clash between Native Americans and white settlers in the 1850s Pacific Northwest. After he was appointed the first governor of the state of Washington, Isaac Ingalls Stevens had one goal: to persuade the Indians of the Puget Sound region to leave their ancestral lands for inhospitable reservations. But Stevens's program--marked by threat and misrepresentation--outraged the Nisqually tribe and its chief, Leschi, sparking the native resistance movement. Tragically, Leschi's resistance unwittingly turned his tribe and himself into victims of the governor's relentless wrath. The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek is a riveting chronicle of how violence and rebellion grew out of frontier oppression and injustice.

Author : Mary L. Shannon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300277708

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Billy Waters is Dancing by Mary L. Shannon Pdf

The story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life of its own Every child in Regency London knew Billy Waters, the celebrated “King of the Beggars.” Likely born into enslavement in 1770s New York, he became a Royal Navy sailor. After losing his leg in a fall from the rigging, the talented and irrepressible Waters became London’s most famous street performer. His extravagantly costumed image blazed across the stage and in print to an unprecedented degree. For all his contemporary renown, Waters died destitute in 1823—but his legend would live on for decades. Mary L. Shannon’s biography draws together surviving traces of Waters’ life to bring us closer to the historical figure underlying them. Considering Waters’ influence on the London stage and his echoing resonances in visual art, and writing by Douglass, Dickens, and Thackeray, Shannon asks us to reconsider Black presences in nineteenth-century popular culture. This is a vital attempt to recover a life from historical obscurity—and a fascinating account of what it meant to find fame in the Regency metropolis.

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780345406040

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In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong Pdf

“Karen Armstrong is a genius.”—A. N. Wilson As the foundation stone of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Book of Genesis unfolds some of the most arresting stories of world literature—the Creation; Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; the sacrifice of Isaac. Yet the meaning of Genesis remains enigmatic. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly acclaimed bestseller A History of God, brilliantly illuminates the mysteries and profundities of this mystifying work. “A lyrical chronicle of one woman's wrestling with Genesis that can serve as a guide to others . . . As notable for its scholarship as it is for its honesty and vulnerability.”—Publishers Weekly “Armstrong can simplify complex ideas, but she is never simplistic.”—The New York Times Book Review

Author : Richard Lucas
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781483697468

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The Story of the Waters by Richard Lucas Pdf

In the Story of the Waters I will demonstrate where the teachings of the Bible and the teachings of science almost seem to merge. Faith truly is the substance of things not seen. Science tries to tell the story of the beginning of the universe and how everything came to be. Well the Bible tells that story too, but when it comes to looking back to that very fi rst moment, when there was no singularity the Bible completes that story. One of the fi rst arguments on this subject is usually how could God have made all of this in just 7 days when the universe is billions of years old. I believe this is clearly and simply explained. Because science leaves God out of their equations, they often get stuck and a new theory is needed. Th ese most often come from the imaginations of some of the most brilliant minds in physics. Two of the big things that they have been trying to answer are: Why is the universe expanding at an accelerating rate and is it caused by dark matter and what is it? What is the force that unifi es all of the forces of science or, the unifi ed fi eld theory? You will fi nd that the Story of the Waters is an inspired writing that answers all of these questions and much more.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11607691

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Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography by Anonim Pdf

Author : Henry Mills Alden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCD:31175023709929

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Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden Pdf

Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.

Author : Missouri. Geological Survey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Geology
ISBN : PRNC:32101044816518

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Reports by Missouri. Geological Survey Pdf