Mountains Piled Upon Mountains: Appalachian Nature Writing in the Anthropocene, Paperback - Jessica Cory

Reducere. About the AuthorJessica Cory teaches in the English department at Western Carolina University. She grew up in southeastern Ohio, and her work has b...

Reducere. After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the strong "hill women" who raised and inspired her...

Reducere. DescriptionHumorous and informative stories from three dozen women who have hiked the Appalachian Trail and many other footpaths--their insight and...

Reducere. Appalachian Indians of the Warrior Mountains embodies the American Indian history of southern Appalachia, along with an underlying deep love of gre...

Reducere. Beyond the Mountains explores the ways in which Appalachia often served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of...

Reducere. DescriptionThe recent 10, 000 year history of climatic stability on Earth that enabled the rise of agriculture and domestication, the growth of cit...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncAuthor(s): Kieran D. (University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA) OharaNumber of pages: 200Publication dat...

The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the history and meaning of a ...

Mountains Have Come Closer is a collection of poems by Jim Wayne Miller which draw on his life experiences growing up and living in Appalachia. Mil...

Reducere. Travel author Horace Kephart discusses the culture of Appalachia he observed while living in a mountain cabin for several months at the start of th...

Reducere. With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural ...

Reducere. Ten thousand hikers start the Appalachian Trail every year. Only ten percent finish. Whether you begin in Maine or Georgia, the trail is 2, 186 mil...

A magical, eye-opening account of a journey into a Europe that rarely makes the news and is in danger of being erased altogether. Another Europe. A...

Reducere. Art, Theory and Practice in the Anthropocene contributes to the growing literature on artistic responses to global climate change and its consequen...

Reducere. Looking for easily accessible yet off-the-beaten-path outdoor adventures you can do year-round in the mountains near Seattle, Portland, and Bend? L...

The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the history and meaning of a ...

Reducere. In this look into a lifelong dream of adventure, Lauralee Bliss or "Blissful" (her trail name) reflects on the 4, 000 mile journey she undertook wi...

Reducere. In Island Futures Mimi Sheller delves into the ecological crises and reconstruction challenges affecting the entire Caribbean region during a time ...

DescriptionIt all started on the beach when they met a bigger than average herring gull, called Rocky Foreshore. He takes them to a magical place c...

Reducere. Description"Our government jailed his body, but his soul remained that of a free man." -- From the Foreword by Man Booker Prize-winning author Rich...

Reducere. Ten thousand hikers start the Appalachian Trail every year. Only ten percent finish. Whether you begin in Maine or Georgia, the trail is 2, 186 mil...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 162Collection: Routledge Research in the AnthropocenePublication date: 2020Dimensions: 154 x 233 x ...

Winner of the Scientific & Medical Network Book Prize 2019 In Gaia, Psyche and Deep Ecology: Navigating Climate Change in the Anthropocene, Andrew ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Michael (Dublin City University, Ireland) CroninNumber of pages: 178Collection: New Perspectives in Trans...

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Reducere. Humans are at the dawn of major shifts in the relationships among society, the environment, and technology. This transformation has profound implic...

Reducere. DescriptionTravel author Horace Kephart discusses the culture of Appalachia he observed while living in a mountain cabin for several months at the ...

Reducere. Appalachian Magazine's Mountain Superstitions, Ghost Stories & Haint Tales: A Collection of Memories & Commentaries from the Mountains of Appalachi...

DescriptionInfrastructure, Environment, and Life in the Anthropocene explores life in the age of climate change through a series of infrastructural...

In this creative exploration of climate change and the big questions confronting our high-energy civilization, Adam Briggle connects the history of...

This accessible textbook provides an ideal point of entry into the field, providing basic information on the nature of soft-sediment ecosystems, ex...

Let the Marco Polo map of USA East guide you around this incredible country. Highly durable, this overview map of USA East folds away easily and is...

Jonny Muir explores the history and culture of the sport, and meets the legends of hill running who are revered for their extraordinary endurance.

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Reducere. As the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland began to peter out and the insurgent cause was clearly lost, Michael Dwyer and a band of loyal followers took to t...

The climate emergency and other dramatic environmental changes pose growing threats to the health of humanity, and have defined a new geological ep...

After an initial visit of three months to the Atlas Mountains in 1965, well-known travel writer, climber and photographer Hamish rown has been back...

Reducere. 'How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains To behold this alone is worth the pains of any excursion a thousand times over.'John Muir is k...

Reducere. DescriptionSuperstition Mountains, a place of mystery, legends, lost gold mine, and death. Discover the Legend of Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, one of...