The island
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Whidbey and Camano, two of the largest of the numerous beautiful islands dotting Puget Sound, together form the major part of Island Country. Taking this county as a case study and following its history from Indian times to the present, Richard White explores the complex relationship between human induced environmental change and social change. This new edition of his classic study includes a new preface by the author and a foreword by William Cronon.
Chapters (293)
- THE ISLAND
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. OUT OF FOCUS.
- CHAPTER II. FURTHER AFIELD.
- CHAPTER III. FLIGHT.
- CHAPTER IV. ADVENTURE.
- CHAPTER V. RESCUE.
- CHAPTER VI. BEARINGS.
- CHAPTER VII. SETTLING DOWN.
- CHAPTER VIII. GOVERNMENT, ARTS, AND LAWS.
- CHAPTER IX. NURSE.
- CHAPTER X. SUNDAY.
- CHAPTER XI. A SAIL.
- CHAPTER XII. THREE DAYS.
- CHAPTER XIII. A MISSION.
- CHAPTER XIV. A PLOT.
- CHAPTER XV. REPENTANCE.
- CHAPTER XVI. A DECLARATION.
- CHAPTER XVII. A MEDITATION.
- CHAPTER XVIII. A LORD OF INDIA.
- CHAPTER XIX. PEDIGREE OF A POOR STUPID.
- CHAPTER XX. A VILLAGE FESTIVAL.
- CHAPTER XXI. A ROMAN HOLIDAY.
- CHAPTER XXII. MISUNDERSTANDING.
- CHAPTER XXIII. ANOTHER SAIL.
- CHAPTER XXIV. A PARAGRAPH.
- CHAPTER XXV. ANOTHER PARTING.
- CHAPTER XXVI. AN EXPLANATION.
- CHAPTER XXVII. THE PROMISE OF THE SKIES.
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