Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound

by David B Williams and David B. Williams

Book Overview

An intimate biography of place and an urgent call to conservation

Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. For millennia, vibrant Coast Salish communities have lived beside these waters dense with nutrient-rich foods, with cultures intertwined through exchanges across the waterways. Transformed by settlement and resource...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295751002
• ISBN13: 9780295751009
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"