Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park

by Jeff Antonelis-Lapp

A magnificent active volcano, Mount Rainier ascends to 14,410 feet above sea level--the highest in Washington State. The source of five major rivers, it has more glaciers than any other peak in the contiguous U.S. Its slopes are home to ancient forests, spectacular subalpine meadows, and unique, captivating creatures.

In Tahoma and Its People, a passionate, informed, hands-on science educator presents a natural and environmental history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874223733
• ISBN13: 9780874223736
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Absolute must read book! A fantastic wonderfully written book great for any reader.

This book is so informative and really opened my eyes to PNW natural history. At first before I bought this book I was concerned the tone of the book would be dull and boring like reading a text book but I was absolutely WRONG. This book is wonderfully written in a way that it is entertaining and educational leading you gently on a delightful historical informational journey without the typical boring textbook vibe that most other books of the like give off. The book has lots of fantastic illustrations including quite a few pictures/illustrations IN COLOR! The author uses wonderful easy to follow/understand illustrations to help break down and explain a number of different topics more specifically geological events through history of the different mountains in the area and the whole area in general making it a lot more easier for one to understand, comprehend and get a feel for the time frame of different geological events throughout this regions history relative to our human/human activity in the area time scale. I was born and raised in Washington State living here my whole life and I’m an avid outdoorswomen and had already been quite knowledgeable and educated on this state’s natural history but I had found quite a lot of information in this book that was completely new to me and had no idea about and learned a lot of new things from this book. I would highly recommend this book in general but I also highly recommend this book to any science/history teachers looking for a book for the whole class to read together as well.