Brave The Wild River The Untold Story Of Two Women Who Mapped The Botany Of The Grand Canyon
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Brave The Wild River The Untold Story Of Two Women Who Mapped The Botany Of The Grand Canyon
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Author : Melissa L. Sevigny
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2023-05-23
Brave The Wild River The Untold Story Of Two Women Who Mapped The Botany Of The Grand Canyon written by Melissa L. Sevigny and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography Finalist for the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/Biography A Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023 A New Yorker Best Book of 2023 "Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted." —Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists and veteran river runners boldly proclaimed that the motley crew would never make it out alive. But for Clover and Jotter, the expedition held a tantalizing appeal: no one had yet surveyed the plant life of the Grand Canyon, and they were determined to be the first. Through the vibrant letters and diaries of the two women, science journalist Melissa L. Sevigny traces their daring forty-three-day journey down the river, during which they meticulously cataloged the thorny plants that thrived in the Grand Canyon’s secret nooks and crannies. Along the way, they chased a runaway boat, ran the river’s most fearsome rapids, and turned the harshest critic of female river runners into an ally. Clover and Jotter’s plant list, including four new cactus species, would one day become vital for efforts to protect and restore the river ecosystem. Brave the Wild River is a spellbinding adventure of two women who risked their lives to make an unprecedented botanical survey of a defining landscape in the American West, at a time when human influences had begun to change it forever.
A Walk In The Park
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Author : Kevin Fedarko
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-05-28
A Walk In The Park written by Kevin Fedarko and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the epic adventure tale The Emerald Mile comes the most dramatic and deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mile trek. The Grand Canyon is an American treasure, visited by more than 6 million people a year, many of whom are rendered speechless by its vast beauty, mystery, and complexity. Now, in A Walk in the Park, author Kevin Fedarko chronicles his year-long effort to find a 750-mile path along the length of the Grand Canyon, through a vertical wilderness suspended between the caprock along the rims of the abyss and the Colorado River, which flows along its bottom. Consisting of countless cliffs and steep drops, plus immense stretches with almost no access to water, and the fact that not a single trail links its eastern doorway to its western terminus, this jewel of national parks is so challenging that when Fedarko departed fewer people had completed the journey in one single hike than had walked on the moon. The intensity of the effort required him to break his trip into several legs, each of which held staggering dangers and unexpected discoveries. Accompanying Fedarko through this sublime yet perilous terrain is the award-winning photographer Peter McBride, who captures the stunning landscape in breathtaking photos. Together, they encounter long-lost Native American ruins, the remains of Old West prospectors' camps, present day tribal activists, and signs that commercial tourism is impinging on the park's remote wildness. An epic adventure, action-packed survival tale, and a deep spiritual journey, A Walk in the Park gives us an unprecedented glimpse of the crown jewel of America's National Parks: an iconic landscape framed by ancient rock whose contours are recognized by all, but whose secrets and treasures are known to almost no one, and whose topography encompasses some of the harshest, least explored, most awe-inspiring terrain in the world"--
Unrooted
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Author : Erin Zimmerman
language : en
Publisher: Melville House
Release Date : 2024-04-16
Unrooted written by Erin Zimmerman and has been published by Melville House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Evolutionary botanist Zimmerman discusses her passion for plants and inveighs against sexism in the sciences in her marvelous debut memoir...Throughout, Zimmerman’s enthusiasm and expertise make the science accessible even to those without a background in the subject. The results are as edifying as they are galvanizing." - Publishers Weekly STARRED Review "Erin Zimmerman has exposed a rooted gender failure in science. Her book is important not for this alone. Her work is essential for understanding the future resilience of all flora on this planet." -Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees An exploration of science, motherhood, and academia, and a stirring account of a woman at a personal and professional crossroads . . . Growing up in rural Ontario, Erin Zimmerman became fascinated with plants—an obsession that led to a life in academia as a professional botanist. But as her career choices narrowed in the face of failing institutions and subtle, but ubiquitous, sexism, Zimmerman began to doubt herself. Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science is a scientist’s memoir, a glimpse into the ordinary life of someone in a fascinating field. This is a memoir about plants, about looking at the world with wonder, and about what it means to be a woman in academia—an environment that pushes out mothers and those with any outside responsibilities. Zimmerman delves into her experiences as a new mom, her decision to leave her position in post-graduate research, and how she found a new way to stay in the field she loves. She also explores botany as a “dying science” worth fighting for. While still an undergrad, Zimmerman’s university started the process of closing the Botany Department, a sign of waning funding for her beloved science. Still, she argues for its continuation, not only because we have at least 100,000 plant species yet to be discovered, but because an understanding of botany is crucial in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Zimmerman is also a botanical illustrator and will provide 8 original illustrations for the book.
Grand Canyon Women
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Author : Betty Leavengood
language : en
Publisher: Grand Canyon Association
Release Date : 2004
Grand Canyon Women written by Betty Leavengood and has been published by Grand Canyon Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Grand Canyon Women tells the humorous and heartbreaking stories of twenty-six remarkable women--Native Americans, river runners, scientists, wranglers, architects, rangers, hikers, and housewives--each of whom, in the midst of nature's indiscriminate universe, discovers her identity.
Whispers Of The River
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Author : Tom Hron
language : en
Publisher: Signet Book
Release Date : 1996
Whispers Of The River written by Tom Hron and has been published by Signet Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Fiction categories.
U.S. Marshal Eli Bonnet has the unpleasant task of pursuing a cold-blooded killer in the heart of Alaska's frozen Yukon territory during the last great Gold Rush. With only his trusty hound, an old prospector, and Hannah Twigg to back him up, Bonnet is ready to take on his quarry. But he quicky learns that the Alaskan frontier may be a formidable adversary.
Wild Thailand
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Author : Belinda Stewart-Cox
language : en
Publisher: Mit Press
Release Date : 1995
Wild Thailand written by Belinda Stewart-Cox and has been published by Mit Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Science categories.
Gerald Cubitt an acclaimed natural history photographer captures the splendor and diversity of Thailand's plant and animal life. His ability to make even the hog-nosed bat look cute, and extensive coverage of Thailand's national parks and wildlife sanctuaries may lead some readers to mistake this f
Land Of Lead
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Author : Brian Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-23
Land Of Lead written by Brian Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-23 with History categories.
A fascinating volume of history, shedding light on the lead mining industry in Ceredigion which shipped from Aberystwyth, through the story of four generations of interlinked families in north Ceredigion in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Roar Of The Sea
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Author : Deb Vanasse
language : en
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Release Date : 2022-02-01
Roar Of The Sea written by Deb Vanasse and has been published by Graphic Arts Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-01 with Nature categories.
A swashbuckling narrative of treachery and obsession involving pirates, fur seals, competing governments, and near war. "In Roar of the Sea, [Deb Vanasse] writes with verve and dramatic impact, reconstructing the narrative of Elliott's tenacious crusade in a way that will transport the reader back to the cacophonous seal rookeries, to the bloody, blubber-slicked decks of the sealing ships, and to the elegant meeting rooms of the nation's capital. While bringing deserved attention to Elliott for his wildlife conservation work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vanasse ends with a sobering challenge: those seal rookeries on the Pribilof Islands are now facing new human-caused threats—and could use 21st century advocates." —The Daily Astorian/Coast Weekend "Now comes a fascinating, full history of the fur seal story, pitting artist and advocate Henry Wood Elliott against the most famous of the seal pirates, a man named Alex MacLean, and a whole host of ill-informed and corrupt business and political titans. Deb Vanasse, a former Alaskan who now lives in Oregon and is the author of many previous books—including Wealth Woman, about the Klondike gold rush—has done extensive research to illuminate the historical characters, the difficulties of reaching an international agreement to protect wildlife, and the significance of that treaty today." —Anchorage Daily News Over a century ago, treachery in Alaska's Bering Sea twice brought the world to the brink of war. The US seized Canadian vessels, Great Britain positioned warships to strike the US, and Americans killed Japanese pirates on US soil—all because of the northern fur seals crowded together on the tiny Pribilof Islands. The herd's population plummeted from 4.7 million to 940,000 in the span of eight years while notorious seafarers like Alex MacLean (who inspired Jack London's The Sea-Wolf) poached indiscriminately. Enter an unlikely crusader to defend the seals: self-taught artist and naturalist Henry Wood Elliott, whose zeal and love for the animals inspired him to go against all odds and take on titans of the sea. Winning seemed impossible, and yet Elliott managed to expose corruption and set the course for modern wildlife protections that are all the more relevant today as the world grapples with mass extinction. Carefully written and researched, Roar of the Sea reveals the incredible hidden history of how one lone activist existing in the margins prevailed against national governments and corporate interests in the name of wildlife conservation.
The Sirens Of Mars
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Author : Sarah Stewart Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2020-07-07
The Sirens Of Mars written by Sarah Stewart Johnson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-07 with Science categories.
“Sarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance.”—Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s Dreams WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Times (UK) • Library Journal “Lovely . . . Johnson’s prose swirls with lyrical wonder, as varied and multihued as the apricot deserts, butterscotch skies and blue sunsets of Mars.”—Anthony Doerr, The New York Times Book Review Mars was once similar to Earth, but today there are no rivers, no lakes, no oceans. Coated in red dust, the terrain is bewilderingly empty. And yet multiple spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium, and Mare Sirenum—on the brink, perhaps, of a staggering find, one that would inspire humankind as much as any discovery in the history of modern science. In this beautifully observed, deeply personal book, Georgetown scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson tells the story of how she and other researchers have scoured Mars for signs of life, transforming the planet from a distant point of light into a world of its own. Johnson’s fascination with Mars began as a child in Kentucky, turning over rocks with her father and looking at planets in the night sky. She now conducts fieldwork in some of Earth’s most hostile environments, such as the Dry Valleys of Antarctica and the salt flats of Western Australia, developing methods for detecting life on other worlds. Here, with poetic precision, she interlaces her own personal journey—as a female scientist and a mother—with tales of other seekers, from Percival Lowell, who was convinced that a utopian society existed on Mars, to Audouin Dollfus, who tried to carry out astronomical observations from a stratospheric balloon. In the process, she shows how the story of Mars is also a story about Earth: This other world has been our mirror, our foil, a telltale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings. Empathetic and evocative, The Sirens of Mars offers an unlikely natural history of a place where no human has ever set foot, while providing a vivid portrait of our quest to defy our isolation in the cosmos.
Let S Explore A River
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Author : Jane R. McCauley
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Soc Childrens books
Release Date : 1988
Let S Explore A River written by Jane R. McCauley and has been published by National Geographic Soc Childrens books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Birds categories.
Three children accompany their father in a canoe and explore the plant and animal life along a river near their home.