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The island within / Richard Nelson.
- Title
- The island within / Richard Nelson.
- Author
- Nelson, Richard K.
- Publication
- San Francisco : North Point Press, 1989.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | N.A.ETH. N 337 i | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiii, 284 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- An account of anthropologist Richard Nelson's efforts to learn about Kanaashi Island, off the coast of Alaska, drawn from a journal he kept of his personal experiences. Includes information on the island's flora and fauna, and on the Koyukan Indians.
- Subject
- Nelson, Richard K
- Anthropologists > Kanaashi Island > Biography
- Natural history > Kanaashi Island
- Koyukon Indians > Hunting
- Koyukon philosophy
- Anthropologues > Kanaashi, Île
- Sciences naturelles > Kanaashi, Île
- Koyukon (Indiens) > Chasse
- Koyukon (Indiens) > Philosophie
- Anthropologists
- Koyukon Indians > Hunting
- Koyukon philosophy
- Natural history
- Natur
- Erlebnisbericht
- Alaska > Kanaashi Island
- Alaska
- Biography
- Hunting
- Kanaashi Island
- Nelson, Richard K
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Prize books (Provenance)
- Presentation copies (Provenance)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Awards (note)
- John Burroughs Medal, 1991
- Contents
- The face in a raindrop -- the forest of eyes -- A frenzy of fish -- Awakening to a world of dreams -- The hidden island -- The hidden island -- The island's child -- The bird in the backyard -- A mountain in my hand -- The island within -- The bird in the backyard -- A mountain in my hand -- The island within -- The gifts of deer.
- ISBN
- 0865474044
- 9780865474048
- LCCN
- 89016196
- OCLC
- 20056282
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library