Ruth Kirk
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xvii, 102 pages ; 26 cm
Description
Ozette :Excavating a Makah Whaling Village is a comprehensive and highly readable account of this world-famous archaeological site and the hydraulic excavation of the mudslide that had demolished the houses and yet protected the objects inside from decay. Ruth Kirk was present, documenting the archaeological work from its beginning, and her firsthand knowledge of the people and the efforts involved enrich her compelling story of discovery and fieldwork...
Author
Description
Exploring Washington's Past tells the state's story in terms of where to go and what to see. With words, photographs, and maps, the authors evoke the cultural landscape and portray Washington's people and events from the days of the fur trade and pioneer settlement to the recent past. Capsule descriptions of small communities ― from Altoona to Zillah ― are interwoven with those of better known cities, and eastern and western Washington receive...
3) Tradition & change on the Northwest Coast: the Makah, Nuu-chah-nulth, southern Kwakiutl, and Nuxalk
Author
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Description
The three groups of people who are the focus of this book - the Nuu-chah-nulth, Southern Kwakiutl and Nuxalk - were chosen for several reasons. While they differ in important ways, they share similar coastlines, many common foods and technologies, and some social characteristics through casual contact and marriages.
Author
Pub. Date
1973, c1966
Physical Desc
xxi, 86 p. : ill. (part col.) fold. map ; 28 cm.
Description
Between the rugged peaks of the Olympic Mountains and the wild shores of the Pacific lies the hushed green world of the Olympic rain forest - one of the unspoiled wonders of North America. In three river valleys sculptured by glaciers - the Hoh, the Queets, the Quinault - and in parts of others, topography and climate have combined to create the only coniferous rain forest in the world. This virgin area receives an annual rainfall as high as 160 inches...
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
x, 158 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Description
Archaeology - along with Native American traditions and memories - holds a key to understanding early chapters of the human story in Washington. This all new book draws together and brings up to date what has been learned about the state's prehistory and the environments early people experienced. It presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology, including excavations at fur-trade forts...
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
128 p.
Description
The forest of the northwest coast of North America accounts for two-thirds of the world's temperate-zone rain forest, which is a fraction of the size of the more publicized tropical rain forest but is currently being logged at a comparable rate. Published at a time of concern and controversy regarding the future of the forest, this book provides a fresh examination of the natural dynamics that have produced the remarkably lush growth characterizing...
Author
Pub. Date
[1962]
Physical Desc
79 p. illus. 24 cm.
Description
Even more than mood or beauty is knowing what to see and what to do, and in this book Ruth Kirk has told with rare insight and knowledge the entire story from the Olympic coast's formation and the teeming primordial rhythms of the surf-washed shore, to the history of the Indians, exploration, and settlement. With her we become aware of the tremendous quantity and variety of life to be found there, not only in the sea itself, but in the sands, on...
Author
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
xi, 140 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Description
On clear days, the mammoth volcano Mount Rainier dominates the Seattle and Tacoma skylines and can be seen from Whidbey Island to Yakima and the central Washington wheat fields. "The Mountain's out " is a cheerful local greeting, especially after a long spell of overcast weather. Sunrise to Paradise explores the rich history of this symbol of the Pacific Northwest and the national park that preserves it.