Author: Susan C. Aragon-Long
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781411342323
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Snapshot of Women of the U.S. Geological Survey in STEM and Related Careers
Author: Susan C. Aragon-Long
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781411342323
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781411342323
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Constraints to Leisure
Author: Edgar Lionel Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781892132543
Category : Leisure
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781892132543
Category : Leisure
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
On the Trail
Author: Silas Chamberlin
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300219113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed in every region of the country. This groundbreaking book is the first full account of the unique history of the American hiking community and its rich, nationwide culture. Delving into unexplored archives, including those of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Sierra Club, Green Mountain Club, and many others, Silas Chamberlin recounts the activities of hikers who over many decades formed clubs, built trails, and advocated for environmental protection. He also discusses the shifting attitudes of the late 1960s and early 1970s when ideas about traditional volunteerism shifted and new hikers came to see trail blazing and maintenance as government responsibilities. Chamberlin explores the implications for hiking groups, future club leaders, and the millions of others who find happiness, inspiration, and better health on America's trails.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300219113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed in every region of the country. This groundbreaking book is the first full account of the unique history of the American hiking community and its rich, nationwide culture. Delving into unexplored archives, including those of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Sierra Club, Green Mountain Club, and many others, Silas Chamberlin recounts the activities of hikers who over many decades formed clubs, built trails, and advocated for environmental protection. He also discusses the shifting attitudes of the late 1960s and early 1970s when ideas about traditional volunteerism shifted and new hikers came to see trail blazing and maintenance as government responsibilities. Chamberlin explores the implications for hiking groups, future club leaders, and the millions of others who find happiness, inspiration, and better health on America's trails.
C & O Canal
Author: Barry Mackintosh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Earth Church
Author: Jim Blackburn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999476444
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999476444
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion 2021
Author: Robert Sylvester
Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference
ISBN: 9781944958176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The official guide for AT thru-hikers and section hikers
Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference
ISBN: 9781944958176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The official guide for AT thru-hikers and section hikers
Living on the Wind
Author: Scott Weidensaul
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780865475915
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Scott Weidensaul follows hawks over the Mexican coastal plains, Bar-tailed Godwits that hitchhike on gale winds 7,000 miles nonstop across the Pacific from Alaska to New Zealand, and the Myriad Songbirds whose numbers have dwindled so dramatically in recent years.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780865475915
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Scott Weidensaul follows hawks over the Mexican coastal plains, Bar-tailed Godwits that hitchhike on gale winds 7,000 miles nonstop across the Pacific from Alaska to New Zealand, and the Myriad Songbirds whose numbers have dwindled so dramatically in recent years.
The Birds of Pennsylvania
Author: Gerald M. McWilliams
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801436437
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
With clear descriptions of physiographic regions as well as 44 breeding distribution maps for the most commonly seen birds and 67 photographs of many rare and hard-to-find species, this volume is a resource for all who wish to deepen their appreciation of Pennsylvania's birdlife."--Jacket.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801436437
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
With clear descriptions of physiographic regions as well as 44 breeding distribution maps for the most commonly seen birds and 67 photographs of many rare and hard-to-find species, this volume is a resource for all who wish to deepen their appreciation of Pennsylvania's birdlife."--Jacket.
Up to the Challenge
Author: Maria V. Snyder
Publisher: Maria V. Snyder
ISBN: 1946381136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Magic, murder, mayhem and military missions gone sideways! New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder has written it all, proving she’s Up to the Challenge no matter the story. Bringing together Maria V. Snyder’s many fantasy and science fiction short stories, this collection showcases her talent for crafting engaging worlds and is a perfect introduction for new readers as well as a must-have for her loyal fans. Meet Mongrel as she protects an injured “dog” from those seeking to kill him in Mongrel. Fly through space with Sergeant Harris on a mission to defuse a bomb in Godzilla Warfare. Discover why fencing phenom Ava’s new and famous coach keeps wooden swords in his equipment closet in Sword Point. Follow Gwen, an exiled Fae princess, as she searches for her missing sister in Lost & Found, INC. And enjoy many more adventures that will keep you up late into the night!
Publisher: Maria V. Snyder
ISBN: 1946381136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Magic, murder, mayhem and military missions gone sideways! New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder has written it all, proving she’s Up to the Challenge no matter the story. Bringing together Maria V. Snyder’s many fantasy and science fiction short stories, this collection showcases her talent for crafting engaging worlds and is a perfect introduction for new readers as well as a must-have for her loyal fans. Meet Mongrel as she protects an injured “dog” from those seeking to kill him in Mongrel. Fly through space with Sergeant Harris on a mission to defuse a bomb in Godzilla Warfare. Discover why fencing phenom Ava’s new and famous coach keeps wooden swords in his equipment closet in Sword Point. Follow Gwen, an exiled Fae princess, as she searches for her missing sister in Lost & Found, INC. And enjoy many more adventures that will keep you up late into the night!
Of a Feather
Author: Scott Weidensaul
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0156035189
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Beyond Audubon: A quirky, “lively and illuminating” account of bird-watching’s history, including “rivalries, controversies, [and] bad behavior” (The Washington Post Book World). From the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds—great flocks of wild pigeons, prairies teeming with grouse, woodlands alive with brilliantly colored songbirds. Of a Feather traces the colorful origins of American birding: the frontier ornithologists who collected eggs between border skirmishes; the society matrons who organized the first effective conservation movement; and the luminaries with checkered pasts, such as Alexander Wilson (a convicted blackmailer) and the endlessly self-mythologizing John James Audubon. Naturalist Scott Weidensaul also recounts the explosive growth of modern birding that began when an awkward schoolteacher named Roger Tory Peterson published A Field Guide to the Birds in 1934. Today, birding counts iPod-wearing teens and obsessive “listers” among its tens of millions of participants, making what was once an eccentric hobby into something so completely mainstream it’s now (almost) cool. This compulsively readable popular history will surely find a roost on every birder’s shelf. “Weidensaul is a charming guide. . . . You don’t have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today’s fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies.” —The Arizona Republic
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0156035189
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Beyond Audubon: A quirky, “lively and illuminating” account of bird-watching’s history, including “rivalries, controversies, [and] bad behavior” (The Washington Post Book World). From the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds—great flocks of wild pigeons, prairies teeming with grouse, woodlands alive with brilliantly colored songbirds. Of a Feather traces the colorful origins of American birding: the frontier ornithologists who collected eggs between border skirmishes; the society matrons who organized the first effective conservation movement; and the luminaries with checkered pasts, such as Alexander Wilson (a convicted blackmailer) and the endlessly self-mythologizing John James Audubon. Naturalist Scott Weidensaul also recounts the explosive growth of modern birding that began when an awkward schoolteacher named Roger Tory Peterson published A Field Guide to the Birds in 1934. Today, birding counts iPod-wearing teens and obsessive “listers” among its tens of millions of participants, making what was once an eccentric hobby into something so completely mainstream it’s now (almost) cool. This compulsively readable popular history will surely find a roost on every birder’s shelf. “Weidensaul is a charming guide. . . . You don’t have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today’s fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies.” —The Arizona Republic