Kings of the Yukon
Title | Kings of the Yukon PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Weymouth |
Publisher | Penguin Group |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780141983790 |
"The Yukon River is 2,000 miles long and the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes from Canada's Yukon Territory, through Alaska, to the Bering Sea. The result is a book that shows how even the most remote wilderness is affected by the same forces reshaping the rest of the planet. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of king salmon migrate the distance of the Yukon to their spawning grounds, where they breed and die, in what is the longest salmon run in the world. For the people who live along the river, salmon were once the lifeblood of commerce and local culture. But climate change and globalized economy have fundamentally altered the balance between people and nature; the health and numbers of king salmon are in question, as is the fate of the communities that depend on them. Traveling down the Yukon as the salmon migrate, a four-month journey through untrammeled landscape, Weymouth traces the fundamental interconnectedness of people and fish through searing and unforgettable portraits of the individuals he encounters. He offers a powerful, nuanced glimpse into indigenous cultures, and into our ever-complicated relationship with the natural world. Weaving in the rich history of salmon across time as well as the science behind their mysterious life cycle, 'Kings of the Yukon' is extraordinary adventure and nature writing at its most urgent and poetic"--Dust jacket.
The Light Between Worlds
Title | The Light Between Worlds PDF eBook |
Author | Laura E. Weymouth |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2018-10-23 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0062696890 |
What happens when you return to the real world after being in a fantastical one like Narnia? This YA debut by Laura E. Weymouth is perfect for fans of Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood and Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust. Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister’s despair and the painful truths they’ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under. Walking the line between where fantasy and reality meet, this lyrical and magical novel is, above all else, an exploration of loss and healing, and what it means to find where you belong.
A Rush of Wings
Title | A Rush of Wings PDF eBook |
Author | Laura E. Weymouth |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2021-11-16 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1534493107 |
For fans of Serpent & Dove and A House of Salt and Sorrows comes a “transportive and beautiful” (Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights) romantic fantasy about an untrained witch who must unlock her power to free her brothers from a terrible curse and save her home. Rowenna Winthrop has always known there’s magic within her. But though she hears voices on the wind and possesses unusual talents, her mother Mairead believes Rowenna lacks discipline, and refuses to teach her the craft that keeps their Scottish village safe. And when Mairead dies a sinister death, it seems Rowenna’s only chance to grow into her power has died with her. Then, on a fateful, storm-tossed night, Rowenna rescues a handsome stranger named Gawen from a shipwreck, and her mother miraculously returns from the dead. Or so it appears. The resurrected Mairead is nothing like the old one. To hide her new monstrous nature, she turns Rowenna’s brothers and Gawen into swans and robs Rowenna of her voice. Forced to flee, Rowenna travels to the city of Inverness to find a way to break the curse. But monsters take many forms, and in Inverness, Rowenna is soon caught in a web of strangers who want to use her raw magic for their own gain. If she wishes to save herself and the people she loves most, Rowenna will have to take her fate into her own hands and unlock the power that has evaded her for so long.
Vox Populi Vox Dei. Lord Weymouth's Appeal to a General Court of India Proprietors Considered
Title | Vox Populi Vox Dei. Lord Weymouth's Appeal to a General Court of India Proprietors Considered PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Dalrymple |
Publisher | |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 1769 |
Genre | Stocks |
ISBN |
A Treason of Thorns
Title | A Treason of Thorns PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Weymouth |
Publisher | Chicken House |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 2020-03-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1760975052 |
After seven years of exile, Violet has returns to her beloved Burleigh House–one of the six great magical houses of England. But, since her father’s death, the house’s magic has gone wild. Vi must decide whether her destiny is set in stone, before Burleigh destroys everything she loves.
Squantum and South Weymouth Naval Air Stations
Title | Squantum and South Weymouth Naval Air Stations PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Cann |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738536248 |
The eyes of the United States Navy first focused on Quincy's Squantum peninsula in 1909, when daring young pilots from around the world gathered for the Harvard Air Meet. By the 1930s, the Victory Plant--a destroyer plant that set production records--had come and gone and the navy had set up the nation's first naval reserve aviation training center on the site. When air traffic over Boston Harbor thickened in the 1930s, the navy moved its aerial operations inland to the South Weymouth Naval Air Station. That base and its ubiquitous hangar became South Shore landmarks for more than a half-century. Squantum and South Weymouth Naval Air Stations brings back to life the early age of naval aviation on the South Shore, from biplanes to blimps to bombers and beyond.
Weymouth Sands
Title | Weymouth Sands PDF eBook |
Author | John Cowper Powys |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-04 |
Genre | Weymouth (England) |
ISBN | 9780715638750 |
Drawing on his own vivid childhood memories of the seaside town of Weymouth, Powys creates a striking collection of human oddities, through which he shows his deep sympathy for the variety, eccentricity and loneliness of human beings.