Refuge
by Williams, Terry Tempest
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- ISBN 10
- 0679740244
- ISBN 13
- 9780679740247
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New York, New York: Vintage, 1992 Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Private Press. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-679-74024-4. 303 pages. Author has dedicated the book to "Betty". In the spring of 1983, the author learns that her Mother is dying of cancer. The same spring, Great Salt Lake began to rise to record heights, threatening the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. One event was nature at its most random, the other a by-product of rogue technology.. Signed by Author(s). Soft cover.
Synopsis
The author of "Leap" describes her Mormon upbringing, juxtaposing these reminiscences with discussions of the flooding of a wildlife bird sanctuary and its effect on that ecosystem, and her family's legacy of cancer.
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- River Run Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5714
- Title
- Refuge
- Author
- Williams, Terry Tempest
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10
- 0679740244
- ISBN 13
- 9780679740247
- Publisher
- New York, New York: Vintage, 1992
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- September 1, 1992
- Keywords
- HEALTH/BREAST CANCER 0-679-74024-4 B1
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