Author: Ashley Shelby
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873515009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The gripping, true-life story of one of the most destructive floods in U.S. history and its effect on one city and its citizens.
Red River Rising
Author: Ashley Shelby
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873515009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The gripping, true-life story of one of the most destructive floods in U.S. history and its effect on one city and its citizens.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873515009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The gripping, true-life story of one of the most destructive floods in U.S. history and its effect on one city and its citizens.
Anatomy of a River
Author: Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission
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Category : Hells Canyon (Idaho and Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Category : Hells Canyon (Idaho and Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Anatomy of a River
Author: Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission
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Category : Stream measurements
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Category : Stream measurements
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual: Understanding How Structure Enables Physiologic Function - Text
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia: Anatomy
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Anatomy of a River
Author: Hell's Canyon Controlled Flow Task Force
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Category : Hells Canyon
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Category : Hells Canyon
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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The Anatomy of Nature
Author: Rebecca Bedell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691268231
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
An illuminating account of the interplay between science, religion, and nature in nineteenth-century landscape painting Geology was in vogue in nineteenth-century America. People crowded lecture halls to hear geologists speak, and parlor mineral cabinets signaled social respectability and intellectual engagement. This was also the heyday of the Hudson River School, and many prominent landscape painters avidly studied geology. Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, Frederic Church, John F. Kensett, William Stanley Haseltine, Thomas Moran, and other artists read scientific texts, participated in geological surveys, and carried rock hammers into the field to collect fossils and mineral specimens. As they crafted their paintings, these artists drew on their geological knowledge to shape new vocabularies of landscape elements resonant with moral, spiritual, and intellectual ideas. Rebecca Bedell contributes to current debates about the relationship among art, science, and religion by exploring this phenomenon. She shows that at a time when many geologists sought to disentangle their science from religion, American artists generally sidestepped the era's more materialist science, particularly Darwinism. They favored a conservative, Christianized geology that promoted scientific study as a way to understand God. Their art was both shaped by and sought to preserve this threatened version of the science. And, through their art, they advanced consequential social developments, including westward expansion, scenic tourism, the emergence of a therapeutic culture, and the creation of a coherent and cohesive national identity. This major study of the Hudson River School offers an unprecedented account of the role of geology in nineteenth-century landscape painting. It yields fresh insights into some of the most influential works of American art and enriches our understanding of the relationship between art and nature, and between science and religion, in the nineteenth century. It will draw a broad audience of art historians, Americanists, historians of science, and readers interested in the American natural landscape.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691268231
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
An illuminating account of the interplay between science, religion, and nature in nineteenth-century landscape painting Geology was in vogue in nineteenth-century America. People crowded lecture halls to hear geologists speak, and parlor mineral cabinets signaled social respectability and intellectual engagement. This was also the heyday of the Hudson River School, and many prominent landscape painters avidly studied geology. Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, Frederic Church, John F. Kensett, William Stanley Haseltine, Thomas Moran, and other artists read scientific texts, participated in geological surveys, and carried rock hammers into the field to collect fossils and mineral specimens. As they crafted their paintings, these artists drew on their geological knowledge to shape new vocabularies of landscape elements resonant with moral, spiritual, and intellectual ideas. Rebecca Bedell contributes to current debates about the relationship among art, science, and religion by exploring this phenomenon. She shows that at a time when many geologists sought to disentangle their science from religion, American artists generally sidestepped the era's more materialist science, particularly Darwinism. They favored a conservative, Christianized geology that promoted scientific study as a way to understand God. Their art was both shaped by and sought to preserve this threatened version of the science. And, through their art, they advanced consequential social developments, including westward expansion, scenic tourism, the emergence of a therapeutic culture, and the creation of a coherent and cohesive national identity. This major study of the Hudson River School offers an unprecedented account of the role of geology in nineteenth-century landscape painting. It yields fresh insights into some of the most influential works of American art and enriches our understanding of the relationship between art and nature, and between science and religion, in the nineteenth century. It will draw a broad audience of art historians, Americanists, historians of science, and readers interested in the American natural landscape.
The Anatomy of Sabkhas
Author: Rashid Bin Shabib
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 8891830364
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sabkhas (salt flats) are natural phenomena—a unique result of converging climates, winds, and river flow—with the potential to rehabilitate the natural global order. The ancient term sabkha originates in the Arab world. Today, it has become well-established in the global lexicon of geological and ecological discussions around sustainability: These overlooked ecological networks of wetland plants can sequester more carbon per square meter than rainforests. The Anatomy of Sabkhas investigates how these precious resources form, how they have aided the development of human civilization throughout history, and how they have subsequently infiltrated our traditions, rituals, festivals, smartphones, and cities today. Written and edited by urbanists and architects, the book examines the ways that sabkhas might actively contribute to more sustainable built environments and how, in tandem, sabkhas can not only support our natural environment but also heal it.
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 8891830364
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sabkhas (salt flats) are natural phenomena—a unique result of converging climates, winds, and river flow—with the potential to rehabilitate the natural global order. The ancient term sabkha originates in the Arab world. Today, it has become well-established in the global lexicon of geological and ecological discussions around sustainability: These overlooked ecological networks of wetland plants can sequester more carbon per square meter than rainforests. The Anatomy of Sabkhas investigates how these precious resources form, how they have aided the development of human civilization throughout history, and how they have subsequently infiltrated our traditions, rituals, festivals, smartphones, and cities today. Written and edited by urbanists and architects, the book examines the ways that sabkhas might actively contribute to more sustainable built environments and how, in tandem, sabkhas can not only support our natural environment but also heal it.
The River at Night
Author: Erica Ferencik
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501143190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Stifled by a soul-crushing job, devastated by the death of her beloved brother, and lonely after the end of a fifteen-year marriage, Wini is feeling vulnerable. So when her three best friends insist on a high-octane getaway for their annual girls' trip, she signs on, despite her misgivings. A freak accident leaves the women stranded, separating them from their raft and everything they need to survive. When night descends, a fire on the mountainside lures them to a ramshackle camp that appears to be their lifeline. But as Wini and her friends grasp the true intent of their supposed saviors, long buried secrets emerge and lifelong allegiances are put to the test.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501143190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Stifled by a soul-crushing job, devastated by the death of her beloved brother, and lonely after the end of a fifteen-year marriage, Wini is feeling vulnerable. So when her three best friends insist on a high-octane getaway for their annual girls' trip, she signs on, despite her misgivings. A freak accident leaves the women stranded, separating them from their raft and everything they need to survive. When night descends, a fire on the mountainside lures them to a ramshackle camp that appears to be their lifeline. But as Wini and her friends grasp the true intent of their supposed saviors, long buried secrets emerge and lifelong allegiances are put to the test.
Primate Anatomy
Author: Friderun Ankel-Simons
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780120586707
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
This work reviews the biology of all living primates, including humans. It provides a taxonomic list of all living genera and species which are described with respect to their adaptation in various environmental and geographic habitats.
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780120586707
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
This work reviews the biology of all living primates, including humans. It provides a taxonomic list of all living genera and species which are described with respect to their adaptation in various environmental and geographic habitats.