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    Country of Origin
    United States
    ISBN
    9781595341358
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Trinity University Press
    ISBN-10
    1595341358
    ISBN-13
    9781595341358
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    110979606

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    The Burning Island : Myth and History of the Hawaiian Volcano Country
    Number of Pages
    288 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2012
    Topic
    Natural Disasters, Folklore & Mythology, Regional, Customs & Traditions, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Nature, Social Science
    Author
    Pamela Frierson
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.6 in
    Item Weight
    14.1 Oz
    Item Length
    9 in
    Item Width
    6 in

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    Trade
    LCCN
    2012-005972
    Reviews
    "...a compelling personal narrative... Highly recommended." Library Journal (starred review) "...nature writing at its best ... an ambitious and complex book, beautifully written and thoroughly researched." Manoa "...as fascinating as the Big Island itself. And that's saying a lot." Islands Magazine "...an extraordinary book... Frierson has tackled one of the most profound issues in Hawaii." Honolulu Star Bulletin "Frierson is brilliant on the subject of volcanoes." San Francisco Chronicle, …a compelling personal narrative… Highly recommended." Library Journal (starred review) …nature writing at its best … an ambitious and complex book, beautifully written and thoroughly researched." Manoa …as fascinating as the Big Island itself. And that's saying a lot." Islands Magazine …an extraordinary book… Frierson has tackled one of the most profound issues in Hawaii." Honolulu Star Bulletin Frierson is brilliant on the subject of volcanoes." San Francisco Chronicle, "...a compelling personal narrative... Highly recommended." Library Journal (starred review) "...nature writing at its best ... an ambitious and complex book, beautifully written and thoroughly researched." Manoa "...as fascinating as the Big Island itself. And that's saying a lot." Islands Magazine "...an extraordinary book... Frierson has tackled one of the most profound issues in Hawaii." Honolulu Star Bulletin "Frierson is brilliant on the subject of volcanoes." San Francisco Chronicle "Intertwining myth, science, history and personal narrative makes complex worlds tangible in The Last Atoll and The Burning Island. Instead of struggling through the academic, specialized language that nature writing can sometimes employ, readers are there, wide-eyed and learning alongside Frierson. These stories offer a connection to our place in this fascinating ecosystem, and through that connection, a sense of belonging." -- Honolulu Weekly
    Synopsis
    Westerners--from early missionaries to explorers to present-day artists, scientists, and tourists--have always found volcanoes fascinating and disturbing. Native Hawaiians, in contrast, revere volcanoes as a source of spiritual energy and see the volcano goddess Pele as part of the natural cycle of a continuously procreative cosmos. Volcanoes hold a special place in our curiosity about nature. The Burning Island is an intimate, multilayered portrait of the Hawaiian volcano region--a land marked by a precarious tension between the harsh reality of constant geologic change, respect for mythological traditions, and the pressures of economic exploitation. Pamela Frierson treks up Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, and Kilauea to explore how volcanoes work, as well as how their powerful and destructive forces reshape land, cultures, and history. Her adventures reveal surprising archeological ruins, threatened rainforest ecosystems, and questionable real estate development of the islands. Now a classic of nature writing, Frierson's narrative sets the stage for a larger exploration of our need to take great care in respecting and preserving nature and tradition while balancing our ever-expanding sense of discovery and use of the land.
    LC Classification Number
    QE524.F74 2012

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