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Author: Arthur Locker (pseud. [i.e. J. H. Forbes.])Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 258
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On a Coral Reef. The Story of a Runaway Trip to Sea. [With Plates.]
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Author: Arthur Locker (pseud. [i.e. J. H. Forbes.])Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The Publishers' Trade List Annual
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Publishers'
Languages : en
Pages : 1756
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The Publishers' Circular
Author: Sampson LowPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy & Poetry for Children, 1876-1985: Titles, awards
Author: Beverly LamarPublisher: New York : Bowker
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
Author: The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy & Poetry for Children, 1876-1985: Authors, illustrators
Author: Publisher: New York : Bowker
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1446
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Treasure Island
Author: Robert Louis StevensonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Let Them Eat Shrimp
Author: Kennedy WarnePublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610910249
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
What’s the connection between a platter of jumbo shrimp at your local restaurant and murdered fishermen in Honduras, impoverished women in Ecuador, and disastrous hurricanes along America’s Gulf coast? Mangroves. Many people have never heard of these salt-water forests, but for those who depend on their riches, mangroves are indispensable. They are natural storm barriers, home to innumerable exotic creatures—from crabeating vipers to man-eating tigers—and provide food and livelihoods to millions of coastal dwellers. Now they are being destroyed to make way for shrimp farming and other coastal development. For those who stand in the way of these industries, the consequences can be deadly. In Let Them Eat Shrimp, Kennedy Warne takes readers into the muddy battle zone that is the mangrove forest. A tangle of snaking roots and twisted trunks, mangroves are often dismissed as foul wastelands. In fact, they are supermarkets of the sea, providing shellfish, crabs, honey, timber, and charcoal to coastal communities from Florida to South America to New Zealand. Generations have built their lives around mangroves and consider these swamps sacred. To shrimp farmers and land developers, mangroves simply represent a good investment. The tidal land on which they stand often has no title, so with a nod and wink from a compliant official, it can be turned from a public resource to a private possession. The forests are bulldozed, their traditional users dispossessed. The true price of shrimp farming and other coastal development has gone largely unheralded in the U.S. media. A longtime journalist, Warne now captures the insatiability of these industries and the magic of the mangroves. His vivid account will make every reader pause before ordering the shrimp.