Author: Merrill J. Mattes
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780912627571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Describes the early exploration of Scotts Bluff by fur traders and the events that led to the establishment of the Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska. Also includes a guide to the area and suggested readings.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Author: Merrill J. Mattes
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780912627571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Describes the early exploration of Scotts Bluff by fur traders and the events that led to the establishment of the Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska. Also includes a guide to the area and suggested readings.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780912627571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Describes the early exploration of Scotts Bluff by fur traders and the events that led to the establishment of the Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska. Also includes a guide to the area and suggested readings.
The North Platte Project
Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
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Category : Oregon National Historic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
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Category : Oregon National Historic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Eye for History
Author: Dean Knudsen
Publisher: National Park Service Division of Publications
ISBN: 9780160616952
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Describes the paintings done by William Henry Jackson. Tells the story of scenes of the old West depicted in them. Includes a bibliography and index.
Publisher: National Park Service Division of Publications
ISBN: 9780160616952
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Describes the paintings done by William Henry Jackson. Tells the story of scenes of the old West depicted in them. Includes a bibliography and index.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Author: Dean Knudsen
Publisher:
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Category : Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
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Category : Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Comprehensive Management and Use Plan
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Category : Oregon National Historic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
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Category : Oregon National Historic Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Reading the Rocks
Author: Marcia Bjornerud
Publisher:
ISBN: 0786722053
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
To many of us, the Earth’s crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. For more than four billion years, in beach sand, granite, and garnet schists, the planet has kept a rich and idiosyncratic journal of its past. Fulbright Scholar Marcia Bjornerud takes the reader along on an eye-opening tour of Deep Time, explaining in elegant prose what we see and feel beneath our feet. Both scientist and storyteller, Bjornerud uses anecdotes and metaphors to remind us that our home is a living thing with lessons to teach. Containing a glossary and detailed timescale, as well as vivid descriptions and historic accounts, Reading the Rocks is literally a history of the world, for all friends of the Earth.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0786722053
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
To many of us, the Earth’s crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. For more than four billion years, in beach sand, granite, and garnet schists, the planet has kept a rich and idiosyncratic journal of its past. Fulbright Scholar Marcia Bjornerud takes the reader along on an eye-opening tour of Deep Time, explaining in elegant prose what we see and feel beneath our feet. Both scientist and storyteller, Bjornerud uses anecdotes and metaphors to remind us that our home is a living thing with lessons to teach. Containing a glossary and detailed timescale, as well as vivid descriptions and historic accounts, Reading the Rocks is literally a history of the world, for all friends of the Earth.
Lady Friends
Author: Karen Lee Ito
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801499395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Many indigenous Hawaiians who have moved to the islands' cities languish at the bottom of the socioeconomic scale and are thought to have lost their cultural roots. Initially apolitical urban Hawaiians were often skeptical of activists who sought to revitalize traditional ways; yet, as Karen L. Ito shows, Hawaiian women in particular continue to maintain and express crucial aspects of their cultural heritage in their lifestyle and interactions with others. Ito conducted intensive fieldwork with six Honolulu families, all of which shared the distinguishing characteristics of Hawaii's matrifocal society. In her close examination of the friendships and family relations among the women in these households, she focuses on the significance of a traditional manner of speech known as "talk story" which they use when conversing together. She describes how her subjects employ metaphoric language to address issues concerning responsibility, retribution, understandings of self and personhood, and methods for conflict resolution. For these "lady friends," Ito finds, the emotional quality and quantity of their social relationships help define personal identity while their common concepts of morality bind them together. By applying ethnopsychological strategies to the exploration of culture, Ito demonstrates cultural continuity at a level where most observers would not expect to find it. Lady Friends brings a new dimension to Hawaiian research.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801499395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Many indigenous Hawaiians who have moved to the islands' cities languish at the bottom of the socioeconomic scale and are thought to have lost their cultural roots. Initially apolitical urban Hawaiians were often skeptical of activists who sought to revitalize traditional ways; yet, as Karen L. Ito shows, Hawaiian women in particular continue to maintain and express crucial aspects of their cultural heritage in their lifestyle and interactions with others. Ito conducted intensive fieldwork with six Honolulu families, all of which shared the distinguishing characteristics of Hawaii's matrifocal society. In her close examination of the friendships and family relations among the women in these households, she focuses on the significance of a traditional manner of speech known as "talk story" which they use when conversing together. She describes how her subjects employ metaphoric language to address issues concerning responsibility, retribution, understandings of self and personhood, and methods for conflict resolution. For these "lady friends," Ito finds, the emotional quality and quantity of their social relationships help define personal identity while their common concepts of morality bind them together. By applying ethnopsychological strategies to the exploration of culture, Ito demonstrates cultural continuity at a level where most observers would not expect to find it. Lady Friends brings a new dimension to Hawaiian research.
Proposed Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
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Category : Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Pioneer Photographer
Author: William Henry Jackson
Publisher: Pikes Peak Library District
ISBN: 1567353428
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
The Pioneer Photographer is the story of William Henry Jackson¿s love for the outdoors and of his adventurous life photographing the Rocky Mountain West during the late 1860s and 1870s. His meticulous descriptions of the rugged and treacherous landscapes, and the efforts required for capturing the images on glass plates, edify the reader about the enormous challenges presented by early photographic technology.
Publisher: Pikes Peak Library District
ISBN: 1567353428
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
The Pioneer Photographer is the story of William Henry Jackson¿s love for the outdoors and of his adventurous life photographing the Rocky Mountain West during the late 1860s and 1870s. His meticulous descriptions of the rugged and treacherous landscapes, and the efforts required for capturing the images on glass plates, edify the reader about the enormous challenges presented by early photographic technology.