The Natural History of Puget Sound Country (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book) - Hardcover

Kruckeberg, Arthur R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0295970197 ISBN 13: 9780295970196

Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr, 1991

Synopsis

Bounded on the east by the crest of the Cascade Range and on the west by the lofty east flank of the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound terrain includes every imaginable topographic variety. The book begins with a discussion of how the ice ages and vulcanism shaped the land and then examines the natural attributes of the region and both positive and negative aspects of the human impact. With some 400 b&w photographs and line drawings. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author:

Arthur Kruckeberg , a Northwest naturalist for forty years, is professor emeritus of botany at the University of Washington.

Review:

"Many natural histories are aimed at an audience already in possession of dog-eared field guides and well-worn hiking boots. This one casts a wider net, with a text that is both accessible and scholarly. Stunning black-and-white photographs, beautiful illustrations and intelligent captioning let his volume work equally well as a browse or a read. The Puget Sound watershed now has a lavish book worthy of its great diversity and beauty."―Whole Earth Review

"Kruckeberg's book doesn't strain to be either outrageously passionate or a poetic page-turner for its effect. Rather it is so comprehensive and clear that it will probably become a landmark textbook, one of the basic reference works for understanding this region."―The Seattle Times

"An uncommonly beautiful book."―Columbia

"Thorough, intelligently written and well illustrated, it is one of the best books to ever come out of the Pacific Northwest."―Victoria Times Colonist

"A comprehensive reference, invaluable for all citizens of the Northwest, as well as for conservationists, biologists, foresters, fisheries and wildlife personnel, urban planners, and environmental consultants everywhere."―Biology Digest

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0295970197
• ISBN 13: 9780295970196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 468