“A sweeping exploration of how a place shapes lives.”—Crosscut
David B. Williams is a naturalist, author, and educator. His many books include the award-winning Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle’s Topography and Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City.
"Homewaters is a sweeping exploration of how a place shapes lives.
It begins with glaciers and volcanoes carving up Puget Sound, and
examines early Native communities’ relationships with their
environment, colonial exploitation of natural resources and efforts
to better understand how keystone and emblematic species like
salmon, orca, rockfish, herring, kelp and more are enduring the
conditions of the Sound today."
*Crosscut*
"[A] highly readable and enjoyable account that connects seemingly
disparate threads and weaves together a complex mix of science and
humanities that’s greater than the sum of its parts – much like
Puget Sound history itself."
*MyNorthwest*
"Opens readers’ eyes to the complexity of life in the Sound and the
complexity of human history on and beside it."
*Post Alley*
"[A] fascinating exploration of how a place shapes the lives of the
people and cultures that live along its shore from earliest times
to the present day... Wonderful history and excellent read."
*The Confluence*
"David Williams has produced another engaging book covering the
Pacific Northwest and how its past has shaped its present...
Homewaters is an inspiring book, and we need more like it."
*H-Net*
"[A] captivating book about Puget Sound... David Williams has a
clear, friendly style of writing, making the book an easy read for
people of diverse backgrounds and experiences. He weaves together
the history, geography, hydrology, ecology and anthropology of this
unique waterbody, telling its story from ancient times to the
present in a very personal and reflective way."
*Western Historical Quarterly*
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
