Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher (The Florida History and Culture Series)

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Outstanding Biography.......2004-04-11

Mark Foster does a terrific job defining the character and accomplishments of Carl Graham Fisher. This incredible life story played a far larger role in shaping America in the 20th centuty than most people understand. Largely forgotten, Fisher set the tone for American leisure time, and gave his heart to everything he did. Foster's insights to Fisher's motives and values provide a fascinating portrait of a man whose legacy lives on in Miami and in every turn of the wheel in American auto racing. Great reading!

Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher.(Brief Article): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher.(Brief Article): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Randal L. Hall
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0009FSA44
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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Title: Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher.(Brief Article)
Author: Randal L. Hall
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2002
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 68 Issue: 3 Page: 732(2)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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CASTLES IN THE SAND: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CARL GRAHAM FISHER

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CASTLES IN THE SAND: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CARL GRAHAM FISHER
Mark S Foster
Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J3UAE4

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A perennial all-star and seven-time winner of the Norris Trophy for best defenseman, Doug Harvey was a cornerstone of the legendary Montreal Canadiens, winners of five consecutive Stanley Cup trophies. This is a rare biography of an extraordinary athlete who turned down careers in football and baseball to become one of the world's greatest hockey players. It tells the story of a remarkable individual—a man who was as irreverently funny, generous, and kind as he was obstinate, hard-drinking, and explosive. He was a leader and friend to his teammates, a troublemaker and rabble-rouser to hockey management. Well-written and painstakingly researched, this biography offers a full view of the player, coach, and man.

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Thumbs Up.......2003-01-27

A fine biography of one of the greatest defensemen the game has ever seen. Harvey was not only a fabulous hockey player; he also excelled at baseball and football. This book chronicles his achievments in all three sports, plus his time in the Navy. It's an excellent historical reference, with lots of space devoted to the Richard Riot in 1955 and the ill-fated attempt at forming a Player's Association in 1957, and Harvey's involvement in both. Harvey was also known for his actions off the ice; this book has dozens of anecdotes regarding his antics, both funny and sad.

My only complaint is that not enough space was devoted to Harvey's time as a perennial Norris Trophy winner. The author seemed content to focus more on Harvey's run ins with management than the ins and outs of what made him so great as a defenseman. I would have liked some more focus on the ice, although that kind of analysis may not be suited for more casual readers. My other complaint is that the author went a bit easy on Harvey's notorious drinking and partying. He didn't make excuses per se, but at times appeared to be rationalizing Harvey's often deliquent behavior and writing it off as the result of his biploar disorder.

Those minor complaints aside, this is a good, easy read, and definitely worth picking up if you're a fan of Harvey and the Habs, or the history of hockey in general.

A Must Read for Habs Fans and All Hockey Lovers.......2003-01-03

This is an excellent account of one of hockey's most enigmatic figures, and as an added bonus, a rare look behind the scenes of the great power teams and personalities of the Montreal Canadiens from the '50's and '60's. If that isn't enough, the great careers of the likes of Howe, Lindsay, Glen Hall, Sawchuk, Hull, Storey, Campbell, Blake, Irvin, Selke are discussed. If you love old-time hockey, you will love this book.

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No delicate ingénues, these. In the middle of the twentieth century, the Mary Pickfords of the movie world were replaced by a different sort of woman—drop-dead gorgeous, witty, not afraid to speak their minds, they could slay you with a look—and if that didn't work, look out for the pistol in the garter. These ground-breaking actresses helped change the course of movie history, charting a path for generations to come.

These profiles of fifteen leading ladies—Lucille Ball, Lynn Bari, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Gloria Grahame, Jean Hagen, Adele Jergens, Ida Lupino, Marilyn Maxwell, Mercedes McCambridge, Jane Russell, Ann Sheridan, Barbara Stanwyck, Claire Trevor and Marie Windsor—include overviews of their lives and careers, and excerpts from interviews. Five photos supplement each profile. Jane Russell (one of the actresses profiled) provides a foreword.

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Costly Tomatoes.......2007-03-08

This is an excellent book on the tough women character actors of the 1940s through 1970s. It's an interesting book to read and the illustrations are good, but I don't see paying $35 for a paperback book like this. I would not do that again, although I understand that small publishing companies have to make a profit.

Good choice for black-and-white movie buffs.......2006-05-02

A quick and enjoyable read, this book provides brief essays on 15 actresses who enjoyed varying degrees of success and fame in Hollywood. The authors' affection for their subjects comes through clearly, and readers will be tempted to seek out the movies described.

Excellent .......2006-03-04

In the style of James Robert Parish, this volume provides interesting essays on 15 stars. A few, like Barbara Stanwyck, have been subjects of other volumes but others like Ann Dvorak and Marie Windsor are much rarer subjects.

Each essay combines details of each star's career with their personal life in reasonable detail for the level at which the volume is pitched. The personality of every lady is evident. There are some great photos too. Some of the ladies were still alive when the volume was published so the book benefits from direct quotes whenever possible. The gem is the transcript of a lengthy interview with Ann Sheridan.

Of its type, this book is as good as any others.

Just not worth it.......2006-01-10

There seems to be a lot of differing opinions here but I have to agree with the all the reviewers below who said it was boring and not worth the price. It is a flimsy paperback with poor quality photos. I know McFarland is a tiny publishing house but when you spend almost $40 you expect a little more.

Read the Book!.......2006-01-04

I've had just about enough of Amazon becoming a forum for grievances --- and "Dan Dan"'s so-called review did it! The bad reviews of "Killer Tomatoes" here on Amazon are based solely on Laura Wagner's negative reviews in "Classic Images." Never mind that she's good at reviewing books and she's always fair - friends of the authors she pans are taking revenge by writing lies about her book.

Dan Dan's only other review on Amazon is E. J. Fleming's "The Fixers," which Miss Wagner gave a deserved bad review to in CI. Hey, Dan Dan, how's your friend E.J.? You can tell him that you wrote that review and everyone is marveling at it.

First off, Dan Dan NEVER read the book. "Its bad enough when 'writers' rewrite stories with nothing new to add. There is absolutely nothing new in any of these stories." If you read the book, Dan Dan, you would see that the writers interviewed not only some of their subjects, but also people close to them. Are you telling me that Jean Hagen's tragic story has been told before? Ann Dvorak's? That first-hand interviews are "nothing new"?

"Its worse when important parts of the stories are left out." What, the sex lives of the women? Gay RUMORS?

Jane Russell's foreword was nice, not rambling. Ray Hagen, within the book, interviewed her at length - and there was nothing wrong with her memory. If you have to pick on a foreword, for crying out loud, you are really stretching it.

Another so-called reviewer here complained about the title, like that's basis for panning a book (stretching, stretching, stretching). Does that person see the title's cleverness? It's a play on words. Get the joke! This same reviewer, before Miss Wagner panned E. J. Fleming's books, loved and raved about "Killer Tomatoes" on her Yahoo Group and website. I saw it with my own eyes. Now, of course, she's singing another tune.

Still another complained that the subjects were B movie actress. This sounds like a dig to Miss Wagner, who said in a recent review (not maliciously) that Carole Landis (a book also by Fleming) was a B movie actress. Barbara Stanwyck, Jane Russell, Ida Lupino, Gloria Grahame, and Ann Sheridan were NOT B movie actresses, folks. Lucille Ball started in the Bs, but she's a superstar now. Mercedes McCambridge is an Oscar winning actress.

And how about this: "The gals are all portrayed as saints and victims and you are only given a glimpse into their private lives. I would have like to have learned a lot more about who they dated, who they hated, who was addicted to what!" Um, another "reviewer" who didn't read the book? The authors candidly talk about Jean Hagen's and Jane Russell's alcoholism and Marilyn Maxwell's affairs. I guess because this isn't a lowbrow gossip book, these reviewers - who champion books like "The Fixers" - have a problem with authors who are trying to tell a real story that isn't based solely on sex lives.

The photo crack is ridiculous. Like most McFarland books, the pictures are clear and look good. Grainy? Get better glasses.

So, I say, stop using Amazon to air your dirty laundry. These reviewers haven't read the book and can't honestly review it. The CI reviews are fair and Miss Wagner shouldn't have to be subjected to people who can't handle it when she points out their misinformation. She actually gives more good reviews than bad, it's just the bad ones that attract the nuts.

(By the way, I do not personally know Miss Wagner or Mr. Hagen, but I read "Classic Images" regularly. I also love this book.)

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Sure, the alternative’s a bummer, but who wants to get into heaven by forgoing interesting activities like gluttony and coveting the neighbor’s trophy wife? This cheeky deck covers 52 sure-fire ways to crash the pearly gates. Each card moves sinners one step closer with a choice array of deeds, tasks, and extremely pure thoughts designed to polish one’s heavenly résumé. A list of charitable organizations and ways to donate time and money helps readers move beyond merely not stealing the office stapler.

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Not what I thought, but cute........2007-01-06

I thought it was a card game. They make you think!

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A great buy for any SAGA fan!

SAGA FATE CARDS (Saga Fate Deck)
Ed Stark
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Puzzles & Games | Entertainment | Subjects | Books

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A great buy for any SAGA fan!.......2000-04-04

The Fate Deck is the key element to the SAGA role playing system. In this box you get not only a new deck (the gods know my first one saw enough abuse) but also fast-play rules on how the SAGA system works, a free (!) Dragonlance SAGA mini-adventure (one of four randomly packed), rules on playing both goblins and half-ogres in the SAGA rules, and instructions for a quick and fun game called "Dragon Wars" that requires only the Fate Deck to play! To me it was worth while just to get an extra deck, all the extra stuff makes it a steal at $9.95! This is great for players and game masters of Dragonlance or any other game world! Take your Fate (Deck) into your own hands and become a new hero of Dragonlance! (yes, I know.. that was corny)

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The classic book on the human elements of software engineering. Software tools and development environments may have changed in the 21 years since the first edition of this book, but the peculiarly nonlinear economies of scale in collaborative work and the nature of individuals and groups has not changed an epsilon. If you write code or depend upon those who do, get this book as soon as possible -- from Amazon.com Books, your library, or anyone else. You (and/or your colleagues) will be forever grateful. Very Highest Recommendation.

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A must read if you're interested in Software Engineering.......2007-09-25

This book is a classic on Software Engineering and one of the most often quoted ones. Fred Brooks experienced first hand the development of a huge-scale software development project, the IBM/360, and has learned valuable lessons which he shares in the book. If you're interested in computer science history you will enjoy the description of the pains and joys of software development some decades ago. The article "No Silver Bullet" included at the end of the book is in my opinion the best essay on Software Engineering ever.

Lean Computing.......2007-09-06

The philosophy of this book is very similar to lean thinking in that:
a. The more hands touching the software, the more time built into the process - partitioning a task builds in extra time (training and communication).
b. Advocates employee ownership relative to the specific work that they do.
c. Speaks to flow (appropriate people touching the product at the correct time) and teamwork (rewards, interaction and stimulation along with team fusion)
d. Speaks to a system of incremental building (improvements)
e. Value is focused on the customer ("happy user" test)
f. Willingness to accept better ideas/processes
g. Team approach to creating value rather than seeking credit; delegating power down and allowing teams to own the process - "...the quality of the people on a project, and their organization and management, are much more important factors in success than are the tools they use or the technical approaches they take."
h. Interchangeable talent
i. Honesty and encouragement in disclosing status
j. Milestone reports (value-added steps)

Someone please publish an updated version.......2007-08-11

Both Dr. Brooks' original and anniversary book is outdated. The original 1975 was written based on experiences in the 60's and 70's while the 1995 anniversary edition is just a reprint along with chapters/articles written in the late 80's and early 90's. As good and fun-reading as classics are, Software Engineering is not like Archeology and Anthropology where past tools and technology are intently studied and cherished. Dr. Brooks time is long gone and he even admits it; so are the experiences he has in the book. Focus should be placed on more current books that take into account things like object-oriented programming, UML, extreme programming, class-generation software (e.g Microsoft Visio) and other modern tool... which are before the time of the Mythical man-month books. Despite some good information in the book I would not spend much time on it.

Dated but interesting........2007-07-03

Most of the the essays in here are now common sense for any project manager. A lot of the information is obviously dated, its now over 20 years old. However, it is interesting for a historical perspective as well as to see how terminology has changed and developed.

Wow.......2007-05-03

If you're new to project management, or if you are involved in project management at any level, read this book. Its short, and a number of chapters don't apply anymore. They all hold good (and in some cases interesting even though obscelete) information.

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (20th Anniversary Edition)

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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (20th Anniversary Edition)
Frederick Phillips Brooks
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBU0BQ

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Walks in Hemingway's Paris is the perfect companion to the most romantic and fascinating of cities for those who want to experience Paris beyond the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. Covering all the area of Paris that Hemingway and his fellow expatriates once roamed from Left Bank to Right, Noel Riley Fitch provides an intimate visit to major Parisian landmarks as well as to out-of-the-way cafes, hotels and residences immortalized by "Papa" and his friends.

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Insightful Guide.......2001-03-23

Hemingway fans will adore this book, but for anyone interested in literary and artistic Paris, this exceptional guidebook will also lead you to the haunts of such luminaries as James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, e. e. cummings, Sylvia Beach, Gertrude Stein and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Author Fitch includes a helpful introduction to Paris, followed by an insightful introduction to Hemingway's Paris. Seven self-guided tours contain detailed commentaries for each stop along the route. The best of the itineraries take you along the Seine, through the Latin Quarter and around the Luxemburg gardens, which are the most pleasant places to walk in Paris anyway. Even though it's easy to get lost in the maze of short and angled streets of Paris, clear, good-sized maps throughout the book keep you oriented. Nearly fifty black-and-white photographs, many of them historic, evoke the ambience of Paris in the 1920s. Photos include Sylvia Beach in her Shakespeare and Company bookstore; Scott, Zelda and Scottie Fitzgerald celebrating Christmas in their apartment on rue de Tilsitt; a wicked cartoon of James Joyce drawn by Fitzgerald in 1928; and, of course, Hemingway. A detailed index helps you find information about places and people.

After loosely following Tour Two through the Saint Germain neighborhood, my daughter Anne and I had morning coffee and pastries at the Cafe de Flore, Anne scribbling away in her journal. When I teasingly asked the waiter how Hemingway, and later the Existentialist writers who haunted the Cafe de Flore in the 40s and 50s, managed to get any writing done on the tiny, round tables barely large enough to hold a plate, he teased me back by pushing two of the tables together so I had plenty of room to pen my immortal postcards. But unless money is no object, it's too expensive to order much more than coffee at the famous Left Bank hangouts of Hemingway and his expatriate cohorts. On Rue de Buci and Rue de Abbaye in the Saint Germain neighborhood, close to Hemingway's Cafe de Flore and Les Deux Magots, you'll find less expensive, less pretentious cafes where you can order a great bowl of French onion soup.

Fail-proof walks, great Hemingway quotes.......1998-07-16

After two important introductory chapters, the seven walks take the reader or tourist to every Hemingway (and Fitzgerald) site in Paris. These walks were tried/previewed by many classes of students at the American University of Paris. Although a few details date the book, it holds up today! The walks, by the way, include wonderful quotations from many of Hemingway's novels, short stories, and his memoir of Paris. Buy the book and come to Paris!!

Walks in Hemingway's Paris : A Guide to Paris for the Literary Traveler

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Walks in Hemingway's Paris : A Guide to Paris for the Literary Traveler
Noel R. Fitch
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OT8OXW

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Walks in Hemingway's Paris: a Guide To Paris for the Literary Traveler
Noel Riley Fitch
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTFXPY

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Awsome.......2002-11-16

This book has lots of good information for doing research and other projects. An inspiring book of history.

Very Informative.......2002-05-08

This was an excellent book which was full of previously unknown information. I was particularly surprised to find information pertaining to genetics and skin color. There is so much that most people probably never knew about this culture that is revealed.

Excellent.......2000-08-02

Beautiful book, very detailed, lets you know the connection!

The Gullah People and Their African Heritage.(Review) (book review): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly

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The Gullah People and Their African Heritage.(Review) (book review): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly
Barry A. Crouch
Manufacturer: Mississippi State University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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Title: The Gullah People and Their African Heritage.(Review) (book review)
Author: Barry A. Crouch
Publication: The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2000
Publisher: Mississippi State University
Volume: 53 Issue: 2 Page: 346

Article Type: Book Review

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The Gullah People and Their African Heritage.: An article from: Journal of Southern History

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The Gullah People and Their African Heritage.: An article from: Journal of Southern History
Cheryll Ann Cody
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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Title: The Gullah People and Their African Heritage.
Author: Cheryll Ann Cody
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2001
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 67 Issue: 3 Page: 642

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THE GULLAH PEOPLE AND THEIR AFRICAN HERITAGE. Foreword by David Moltke-Hansen

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THE GULLAH PEOPLE AND THEIR AFRICAN HERITAGE. Foreword by David Moltke-Hansen
William S. Pollitzer
Manufacturer: Univ. of Georgia Press,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000T80IMS

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1. Figure out which way the wind is blowing. 2. Look at the clouds overhead. 3. Match the clouds you see with one of the full-color cloud photographs in "The Weather Wizard's Cloud Book," and the caption beneath the photograph will tell you what kind of weather to expect. With amazing accuracy, this simple system can account for swiftly changing local weather developments more effectively than weather maps or official area forecasts, which are issued well in advance of weather conditions.

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Superb, portable, and incomplete.......2007-05-17

I bought this book in preparation for an advanced mariner's meteorology course, and could not have made this comment without having first gained that higher level of knowledge.

This is a suberb book with two major flaws:

1) It sticks to the two-dimensional depiction of weather that is common to the average person. Although there are a couple of illustrations showing altitude, the author could easily have put in a few pages on the rotation of the earth, the 500 mb level, and how weather on the surface cannot be understood without underestanding what is happening at the 18,000 level. As my instructor put it, the high-level troughs are the chicken that hatches the surface level (scrambled) egg.

2) It provides the pictures of the clouds, but missed the key chance to break down the names into the original latin meanings, to create a matrix of high (Cirro), medium (alto), and low (strato), with substantive meaning including layer (stratus), curly (cirrus), stacked in a vertical heap (cumulo-cumulus), and delivering rain (nimbus).

Add this little matrix above, and read "Mariner's Guide to the 500-Millibar Chart" by Joe Stenkiewicz and Lee Chesneau, and Google for to find his web site, and you'll have all you need to move to the better three-dimensional interactive viewing of weather and weather charts.

I also recommend Understanding Weatherfax

A good little book.......2007-03-15

A very handy book for "instant" weather forcasting. Interesting to read and written with a bit of humor. The only shortcoming is the arrangment of the photographs of the different clouds, they are not in logical sequence.

for newbies to weather .......2006-06-27

OK book for newbies or beginners to this interesting hobby(uninteresting if in Michigan)

Small Gem of a Book..........2006-06-18

This small hard to find book (unless you order it online) starts with a basic premise: to predict the weather you need to do 2 things-determine the direction of the wind and identify the clouds currently in the sky. That being said, I would consider this book a great primer for anyone interested in naked eye weather forecasting.

The book includes color cloud charts, discusses weather folklore, precipitation, warm and cold fronts, and volcanic eruptions.

This a general primer. The information is not spoon fed to the reader.

The strength of this approach is Rubin's writing is entertaining and lively, and will enourage you to not only make your own weather predictions, but to also seek more information outside the scope of the book.

The weakness is that some of the material is incomplete. The book was completed by Louis Rubin's children with the help of a meteorologist after Rubin passed away (based on the Introduction), using Rubin's cloud photo collections and his collected writings.

As a result, some of the material is incomplete. For example, Rubin describes the 4 types of clouds and the 10 specific clouds most associated with weather changes. You then have to search all over the book to find those 10 clouds, and even then, you're not sure (based on the prefixed names) if you're looking at the right photographs. I suspect at the time of his passing, Rubin's cloud photo collection was far from complete.

That being said, I still liked the book, consider it a keeper, and respect Rubin's work in this area as an amateur meteorologist.

Great Book.......2005-09-13

If your into forcasting weather, or just want to know how to, this book is for you.

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A balanced history and a wonderful read

Readers with affection for Yellowstone will find these early encounters riveting.

Searching for Yellowstone

Yellowstone 101

Best book about Yellowstone NP so far

Searching for Yellowstone: Ecology and Wonder in the Last Wilderness
Paul Schullery
Manufacturer: Montana Historical Society Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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In 1997 Yellowstone celebrated its 125th anniversary as a national park, the keystone in the federal system of reserved and protected places. The celebration was somewhat marred by debates over wolf reintroduction, road improvement, resort building, and "bioprospecting," the search for economically useful plant materials. Paul Schullery, a longtime resident and student of the park, tells us that such debates are not new. In his deeply personal yet sweeping history of Yellowstone, he shows that the place known from the start as "Wonderland" has always been the subject of pro- and anti-development forces, has always been seen through sometimes bitterly contrasting points of view. With balance and grace, Schullery weaves his narrative through countless such arguments, noting that "Today's parks, for all the press of humanity lined up to get in, still seem short of friends, or at least lacking in just the right combination of friends to ensure adequate budgets and reasonable protection." His fine book may help widen Yellowstone's circle of champions.

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Schullery's book details the ecological history of Yellowstone National Park.

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A balanced history and a wonderful read.......2007-07-03

This book presents itself as a history of Yellowstone. However, it's also an extended reflection on the park by someone who loves it dearly, someone who has worked for the National Park Service in Yellowstone for years and is very knowledgeable about the park. Schullery writes very well, and the book is a pleasure to read.

The most striking characteristic of this book, in comparison with others, is how remarkably even-handed it is. Schullery takes controversial issues such as fire management, elk shooting, wolf reintroduction, and brucellosis-infected bison and presents them in an even-handed way, sympathetic to both sides. He recognizes that most people go to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon, eat, and go shopping; that's not what he likes to do, but he isn't critical. Yet, somehow, he manages to cock an eyebrow here and there and make you rethink a position that you had previously held quite firmly.

This would be a great book to read before a visit to Yellowstone, or as something to put in your pack while you're there. Highly recommended.

Readers with affection for Yellowstone will find these early encounters riveting........2006-11-07

Combine history, scholarship, and a survey of nature and ecological issues and you have an uncommon history of Yellowstone that examines the political and cultural influences on the park's development and management over the decades. SEARCHING FOR YELLOWSTONE: ECOLOGY AND WONDER IN THE LAST WILDERNESS offers up chapters packed with true stories of environmental encounters and wonders. Readers with affection for Yellowstone will find these early encounters riveting.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Searching for Yellowstone.......2006-04-10

This is a review of Yellowstone history from a system-wide and ecological perspective. It is well written and provides a great deal of factual information. It presents well thought out conclusions. It is balanced; not overly slanted toward the National Park Service, but not overly critical. The book is extremely well researched. The stories of historical characters and events add much to the book. The universe of Yellowstone experts hold several differing views on the proper wildlife numbers that should be allowed in Yellowstone. Schullery fits into the group that favors using historical stocking as a baseline. Those inclined to an agronomy baseline will question some of the conclusions drawn. One of the other reviewers called this book an "easy pre-read." I disagree; it is not difficult to read, but it does deserve study.

Yellowstone 101.......2001-08-01

`Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in knowing the "Yellowstone story" at a deeper level than the interpretive signs or tourist pamphlets. This would be excellent (and easy) "pre-reading" for anyone contemplating a first trip to Yellowstone....but it is also a fascinating and sometimes surprising eye-opener for someone (like me) who was somewhat familiar with Yellowstone already. From the perspective only a former Yellowstone employee and prolific writer/researcher could bring, Schullery persuasively argues-not unlike the "new western historians" in their iconoclastic reassessment of the American west and its history)-that Yellowstone is not so much a place as a process...a process of how we as Americans define a national park. Schullery's measured tour through this process provides a sobering reminder to inveterate tree-huggers like me that a national park is not a wilderness area, as much as I might like it to be in terms of "hands off" preservation. Schullery's approach is matter-of-fact, methodically researched (I actually enjoyed reading the copious "notes" section separately after having finished the book) and myth-busting at times (e.g. that surprisingly, the total number of developed acres in Yellowstone has actually decreased during the last 40 years rather than increased). He doesn't even spare himself, needling enthusiastic fly-fishers like himself with the sad-but-true fact that if we treated the ungulates of Yellowstone the same way fishermen do a Yellowstone trout (which was probably introduced in the first place rather than native), we would be cited for abusing the wildlife. A very readable and important book.

Best book about Yellowstone NP so far.......2001-03-22

I read this book in a week and was quite impressed with the breadth of history covered in 260 something pages, not counting notes. I was glad to see that this historical account began with an "anthropological" perspective by recounting the known presence of Native American tribes prior to the EuroAmerican "discovery" of the place and the manner in which they were extricated from the ecosystem. I was also impressed with the historical information relating the misuse, management practices and policies that affected the life of the park once it was established and what changes have been implemented in recent years. The notes following the text were very helpful in leading me to other books and records that I would like to examine. A fine book that I purchased after reading the library copy!

SEARCHING FOR YELLOWSTONE: ECOLOGY AND WONDER IN THE LAST WILDERNESS

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SEARCHING FOR YELLOWSTONE: ECOLOGY AND WONDER IN THE LAST WILDERNESS
Paul. Schullery
Manufacturer: Boston: Houghton Miffln Company,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000X4PXSC

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