Empty Shells: The Story of Petaluma, America's Chicken City (Chicken House Chronicles)

Thea S. Lowry

ISBN 10: 0961011610 / ISBN 13: 9780961011611

Published by Manifold Pr, 2000

About this Item

Hardcover, VG. Signed by author on title page. And 3 cent stamp commemorating centennial of the poultry industry included on publication page. Pages bright and clean. Solid binding.

Seller Inventory # 73941

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Empty Shells: The Story of Petaluma, America's Chicken City (Chicken House Chronicles)
• Publisher: Manifold Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0961011610
• ISBN 13: 9780961011611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Coll - U6 - Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • RARE BOOKS

About this title

Synopsis

A detailed history of Petaluma and a loving tribute to chickens in a beautifully produced book. Foreword by poet Gary Snyder, the author's brother.

About the Author

Lowry also published Petaluma's Poultry Pioneers, a collection of first-person narratives by five dozen early ranchers, and two other books plus many articles on psychology and human sexuality. She has made her living as an actor and dancer; as a scientific researcher; as a marriage counselor, a travel agent, riding instructor and college teacher. She was first published while still in grade school. She has a commercial pilot certificate with seaplane rating and her prizes and honors include recognition as a writer, painter, actor, scholar and equestrienne. The character Rhoda Ryder in Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums is based on Lowry. She divides her time between Gig Harbor and Marin County.