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Author: 'Buckwheat' Bob Harrison
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 1626528926
Size: 14.41 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Book Description: "Set in the seldom-chronicled 'back to the earth' movement of the 1970s and '80s, author 'Buckwheat' Bob Harrison tells poignant stories and yarns of his life after quitting his tech job with the State of California, dropping out in 1970 at age 33, and moving to the mountains in southern Oregon. His was a life lived for 15 years without vehicle, electricity, potable running water or legal residence, 10 years as a squatter and 5 years as a caretaker. Refugees from the Industrial and Technological revolution lived in agony, ecstasy and danger, trying to rediscover connections with their inner selves, amid the realities of nature, poverty, police harassment and armed vigilantism. After 5 years, he moved to Lasqueti Island in Canada and spent 10 years surviving amid the harshness of the rugged coast of British Columbia, existing as an illegal alien. Now back in society, but retired, he devotes himself mostly to performing and recording music."--Provided by publisher.

Author: Sherry L. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199855609
Size: 70.46 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Book Description: Through much of the 20th century, federal policy toward Indians sought to extinguish all remnants of native life and culture. That policy was dramatically confronted in the late 1960s when a loose coalition of hippies, civil rights advocates, Black Panthers, unions, Mexican-Americans, Quakers and other Christians, celebrities, and others joined with Red Power activists to fight for Indian rights. In Hippies, Indians and the Fight for Red Power, Sherry Smith offers the first full account of this remarkable story. Hippies were among the first non-Indians of the post-World War II generation to seek contact with Native Americans. The counterculture saw Indians as genuine holdouts against conformity, inherently spiritual, ecological, tribal, communal-the original "long hairs." Searching for authenticity while trying to achieve social and political justice for minorities, progressives of various stripes and colors were soon drawn to the Indian cause. Black Panthers took part in Pacific Northwest fish-ins. Corky Gonzales' Mexican American Crusade for Justice provided supplies and support for the Wounded Knee occupation. Actor Marlon Brando and comedian Dick Gregory spoke about the problems Native Americans faced. For their part, Indians understood they could not achieve political change without help. Non-Indians had to be educated and enlisted. Smith shows how Indians found, among this hodge-podge of dissatisfied Americans, willing recruits to their campaign for recognition of treaty rights; realization of tribal power, sovereignty, and self-determination; and protection of reservations as cultural homelands. The coalition was ephemeral but significant, leading to political reforms that strengthened Indian sovereignty. Thoroughly researched and vividly written, this book not only illuminates this transformative historical moment but contributes greatly to our understanding of social movements.

Author: Dean Apostol
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781610911030
Size: 72.76 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Book Description: The Pacific Northwest is a global ecological "hotspot" because of its relatively healthy native ecosystems, a high degree of biodiversity, and the number and scope of restoration initiatives that have been undertaken there. Restoring the Pacific Northwest gathers and presents the best examples of state-of-the-art restoration techniques and projects. It is an encyclopedic overview that will be an invaluable reference not just for restorationists and students working in the Pacific Northwest, but for practitioners across North America and around the world.

Author: Marlon Blackwell
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568984889
Size: 58.37 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Book Description: "I live, practice, teach, and build in northwest Arkansas, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It's a place considered to be in the middle of nowhere, yet ironically close to everywhere. It is an environment of real natural beauty and, simultaneously, one of real constructed ugliness. Abandonment, exploitation, erasure and nostalgia are all aspects of this place and are conditions as authentic as its natural beauty and local form. This land of disparate conditions in not just a setting for my work -- it is part of the work. By choosing to live and work here -- to call it home -- I've been able to get beyond the surface of things, to turn over the rock and discover the complex and rich underbelly of my place -- its visceral presences and expressive character -- that so informs and sustains my efforts. I am working from the conviction that architecture is larger than the subject of architecture." --Marlon Blackwell Marlon Blackwell is a passionate polemicist. He's also a very gifted architect. The projects in this first monograph on the "radical ruralist," as touted by the Royal Institute of British Architects, offer a new architectural language that at once celebrate the vernacular and transgress the boundaries of the conventional. The results are -- we can't help it, there's no better word -- beautiful. Incisive essays by David Buege, Dan Hoffman, and Juhani Pallasmaa and lush photography by Tim Hursley, Richard Johnson, and Kevin Latady explore Blackwell's projects, including his widely acclaimed Keenan TowerHouse, the award-winning Moore HoneyHouse, 2Square House, and Flynn-Schmitt BarnHouse, studios, and institutional buildings.

Author: Josephine Chase
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734027004
Size: 58.60 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Book Description: Reproduction of the original: Grace Harlowe ́s Third Year at Overton College by Josephine Chase

Author: Corbet Clark
Publisher: Quill
ISBN: 9780688112769
Size: 57.35 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Book Description: Describes 150 wineries in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and includes ratings and tasting notes for over 750 individual wines

Author: Jay Taber
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595280927
Size: 73.15 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Author: Finn Wilcox
Publisher: Pleasure Boat Studio
ISBN:
Size: 12.18 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Book Description: Cultural Writing. Essays. Poetry. WORKING THE WOODS, WORKING THE SEA is a unique collection of poetry and prose by Gary Snyder, Tom Jay, Holly Hughes, Tim McNulty, Jim Dodge and many more of the North Pacific Coast. Deeply connected to the earth and sea through physical work, these writers speak eloquently of the beauty and power of their environments and of their shared labor and sense of community. With its wit, song and wisdom, this book will take you out to sea and "back to the land."

Author: Jack Hart
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804998
Size: 74.74 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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Book Description: As Skookum Summer begins, the year is 1981, and reporter Tom Dawson slinks back to his tiny Puget Sound hometown after making a disastrous mistake at the LA Times. Working reluctantly at the local weekly, the Big Skookum Echo, Tom is drawn into investigating a powerful logger’s murder. As the mystery deepens, the murder exposes the strains on the community as pollution, development, and global change threaten traditional Northwest livelihoods. It also forces Tom to confront his own past and discover what home really means to him. Hart weaves together a gripping and suspenseful plot with richly observed Pacific Northwest history and a vivid picture of a community on the brink of change.

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Size: 27.54 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Foresters
Languages : en
Pages :
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