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David Rains Wallace

Mountains and Marshes: Exploring the Bay Area's Natural History

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Described as a writer in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and other self-educated seers by the San Francisco Chronicle, David Rains Wallace turns his attention to one of the most distinctive corners of California: the San Francisco Bay Area. Weaving a complex and engaging story of the Bay Area from personal, historical, and environmental threads, Wallace's exploration of the natural world takes readers on a fascinating tour through the region: from Point Reyes National Park, where an abandoned campfire and an invasion of Douglas fir trees combusted into a dangerous wildfire, to Oakland's Lake Merritt, a surprising site amid sk… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-61902-596-7
  • EAN: 9781619025967
  • Produktnummer: 17762937
  • Verlag: Counterpoint Pr
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 220 S.
  • Masse: H22.6 cm x B15.0 cm x D1.8 cm 272 g
  • Gewicht: 272

Über den Autor


David Rains Wallace is an author of more than sixteen books on conservation and natural history, including The Monkey's Bridge (a 1997 New York Times Notable Book) and The Klamath Knot (1984 Burroughs Medal). He has written articles for the National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and other groups. Wallace's work also has appeared in Harper's Magazine and The New York Times. Wallace lives in Berkeley, CA.

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