· Historian and naturalist Jack Nisbet—author of Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America—looks to the relics of a region to connect the present moment to the distant past. In the vast Western territory defined by the Columbia River, Nisbet tracks the stories and meaning of relics such as a trilobite fossil that points to a tropical prehistoric ecology; /5(7). Sasquatch Books, Seattle, “Nisbet’s “Visible Bones” fits perfectly into the category of place-based writing. In 12 exquisite chapters, he ranges across time and territory to introduce us to the Columbia River country, the more than , square miles of sagebrush, basalt, and high mountains that drain into the West’s grandest river. It is clear that Nisbet not only knows this place but is passionate about Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. · Historian and naturalist Jack Nisbet—author of Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America—looks to the relics of a region to connect the present moment to the distant past. In the vast Western territory defined by the Columbia River, Nisbet tracks the stories and meaning of relics such as a trilobite fossil that points to a tropical prehistoric ecology; Category: Free.
Read "Visible Bones Journeys Across Time in the Columbia River Country" by Jack Nisbet available from Rakuten Kobo. How can you know a place? Historian and naturalist Jack Nisbet—author of Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson A. "Nisbet's "Visible Bones" fits perfectly into the category of place-based writing. In 12 exquisite chapters, he ranges across time and territory to introduce us to the Columbia River country, the more than , square miles of sagebrush, basalt, and high mountains that drain into the West's grandest river. All of these relics are the visible bones that show how past is present in the Columbia River Country. Together the stories these bones tell lays out a wholly original, hybrid history that connects nature with human endeavor, geography with the passage of time#;all contribute to the biography of a place.
Sasquatch Books, Seattle, “Nisbet’s “Visible Bones” fits perfectly into the category of place-based writing. In 12 exquisite chapters, he ranges across time and territory to introduce us to the Columbia River country, the more than , square miles of sagebrush, basalt, and high mountains that drain into the West’s grandest river. It is clear that Nisbet not only knows this place but is passionate about its stories. Visible Bones: Journeys Across Time in the Columbia River Country: Author: Jack. Visible Bones: Journeys Across Time in the Columbia River Country. As with all Jack Nisbet's books, this one is well-researched and well written. This award-winning author writes about human and natural history. The book contains a map of the Columbia River Country and the chapters are illustrated with drawings and another map.
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