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The Good Rain: Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest (Vintage Departures)

by Timothy Egan

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ISBN13: 9780679734857
ISBN10: 0679734856
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A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics.
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could not put this down and was sorry when it ended. It was a wonderful blend of personal and local history of the Pacific North West. For those of us who live here, it is an opportunity to think about how our own stories fit in.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679734857
Subtitle:
Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest
Editor:
Egan, Timothy
Author:
Egan, Timothy
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
United States - West - Pacific (General)
Subject:
Geography
Subject:
History
Subject:
Landscape
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
Northwest, pacific
Subject:
Landscape -- Northwest, Pacific.
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
Northwest, Pacific Description and travel.
Subject:
Northwest, Pacific History.
Copyright:
1990
Edition Description:
1st Vintage departures ed.
Series:
Vintage Departures
Series Volume:
0000
Publication Date:
December 1991
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
7.99x5.18x.57 in. .51 lbs.
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