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Forthcoming Titles
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Chaining Oregon--Surveying the Public Lands of the Pacific Northwest, 1851-1855
This is the first comprehensive history of the dedicated men who originally surveyed the Pacific Northwest area of the Oregon Territory -- which encompassed western Oregon and western Washington. In this book, Kay Atwood visits the surveyors' familial and geographic origins; describes the seasons of their field work, the urban and rural landscapes they encountered, and the financial and political pressures that bore down on them; and uses the engineers' own observations recorded in field notes, journals, and correspondence to depict their personal experiences and hardships.
Release date mid-June 2008.
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TerraAtlas: San Francisco
San Francisco is one of the most visited cities in the United States. In this second edition of TerraAtlas The Collection, compiled by Naphtali David Rische, view this beautiful city by the bay from the air! Like the first edition, TerraAtlas: Central Washington, DC, this atlas of full-color, high-resolution aerial photographs will reveal the content, colors, fabric, texture, and overall mosaic of the urban landscape of San Francisco. Each item of interest (such as streets, buildings, attractions, and natural features), is clearly labeled on a typical map grid and is fully indexed. Release date not yet set.
Yellowstone Wolves
Cat Urbigkit, a newspaper reporter and Wyoming resident, provides an eye-witness account of the federal government's introduction of Canadian wolves into Yellowstone National Park during the 1990s. Ronald M. Nowak, a recognized authority on endangered species (especially carnivores) provides context in the Foreword on this detailed case study of a highly visible wildlife introduction experiment. (The web page for this publication is in preparation.) Release date Spring 2008.
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Preliminary announcements of titles now in production. (Information may change.)
Get to the Point
Geographer Joseph J. Kerski documents the new GPS-inspired activity of finding points on Earth where the lines of latitude and longitude cross. Get to the Point is a story of the human spirit of exploration that describes the efforts of hundreds of modern-day explorers who hike, bike, ride atop burrows, drive, or ski for hours, days, or even weeks to find where these points of intersection occur - and is a human reflection on what these journeys say about our planet and us humans as part of a global society.
Release date not yet set.
Islands and Island Life
Geographer and sociologist Kenn E. Sinclair identifies, describes and explains the basic natural and social patterns that characterize islands the world over -- and in the process provides a rich and diverse exposition of places that have long been greatly misunderstood or relegated to relative obscurity
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Arizona Historical Dictionary
Leonard Schlup and Mary Ann Blochowiak celebrate the approaching 100th anniversary of the statehood of Arizona, the forty-eighth and last of the contiguous states admitted to the union, by providing a convenient, detailed, and richly diverse source of information about a land of vast natural beauty with a rich cultural heritage and a dynamic modern personality.
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Homes of the First Ladies
...William G. Clotworthy, author of Homes and Libraries of the Presidents; Presidential Sites; and In the Footsteps of George Washington and a leading authority on sites that honor these leaders, brings us yet another historical guidebook -- this time focusing on sites that commemorate and interpret the First Ladies of the United States. In Clotworthy's usual flowing prose and easy-to-use format, the book contains a brief introductory chapter that reviews the changing role of First Ladies in American history and summarizes the recent growth of sites that commemorate these women, and then systematically provides basic information about each First Lady and the publicly accessible sites that commemorate her. Specifically, for each First Lady, Clotworthy provides a brief biographical sketch, and then identifies, describes, and provides access information about one or more sites at which her life and legacy are interpreted. Of particular importance is the fact that, for each First Lady, Clotworthy has identified and described at minimum the one site at which each First Lady’s life is best interpreted.
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New and Recent Titles
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Homes and Libraries of the Presidents
- Third Edition
The first two editions of Homes and Libraries of the Presidents, by William G. Clotworthy, have become invaluable companions on many rewarding journeys to the places that celebrate the personal and professional lives of our US presidents. Experiencing their homes, written words, clothing, furniture, and other personal belongings allows us to come closer to personally understanding these men. Their intimate personal spaces, surviving records, and assorted objects open windows onto important lives that no cumulative public record or biography can duplicate. The third edition of Homes and Libraries of the Presidents continues to identify and describe the most important and impressive publicly accessible homes, libraries, and museums of the presidents of the United States. Within one week from going to press, this edition has been thoroughly updated with the most current information about all 99 sites and includes information about events which will occur later in 2008. Many new color and black & white photographs and maps are included, along with the edition of four new presidential sites. Release date March 21, 2008.
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Fishweirs--A World Perspective with Emphasis on the Fishweirs of Mississippi
Fishweirs by John Connaway provides an outline of the antiquity and use of fishweirs throughout the world, a more extensive overview of the use, distribution, and regulation of fishweirs in North America, and a detailed review of the fishweirs of Mississippi, both prehistoric and historic. Fishweirs is the most comprehensive and detailed compilation of information about the subject now available, and will serve as the foundation from which other works on the subject will report.
Released October 2007.
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No Green Berries or Leaves--The Creative Journey of an Artist in Glass
No Green Berries or Leaves... is a collection of autobiographical essays by Paul J. Stankard, recognized widely as one of the world's master glass artists. Stankard is particularly renowned and respected for his flameworked floral motifs expressed in crystal paperweights, rectangular columns, and orbs.
Released September 15, 2007.