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More than one million immigrants fled the Irish famine for North
America--and more than one hundred thousand of them perished aboard
the "coffin ships" that crossed the Atlantic. But one small ship
never lost a passenger.
"All Standing" recounts the remarkable tale of the "Jeanie
Johnston" and her ingenious crew, whose eleven voyages are the
stuff of legend. Why did these individuals succeed while so many
others failed? And what new lives in America were the ship's
passengers seeking?
In this deeply researched and powerfully told story, acclaimed
author Kathryn Miles re-creates life aboard this amazing vessel,
richly depicting the bravery and defiance of its shipwright,
captain, and doctor--and one Irish family's search for the American
dream.
" A beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the
unsolved murders of an undetermined number of young women, all by
the same serial killer, who got away. The truth is still buried. I
couldn't put it down." --John Grisham, #1 New York Times
bestselling author A riveting deep dive into the unsolved murder of
two free-spirited young women in the wilderness, a journalist's
obsession--and a new theory of who might have done it. They must
have been followed. That's the thought I return to after all these
years . . . In May 1996, two skilled backcountry leaders, Lollie
Winans and Julie Williams, entered Virginia's Shenandoah National
Park for a week-long backcountry camping trip. The free-spirited
and remarkable young couple had met and fallen in love the previous
summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women.
During their final days in the park, they descended the narrow
remnants of a trail and pitched their tent in a hidden spot. After
the pair didn't return home as planned, park rangers found a scene
of horror at their campsite, their tent slashed open, their beloved
dog missing, and both women dead in their sleeping bags. The
unsolved murders of Winans and Williams continue to haunt all who
had encountered them or knew their story. When award-winning
journalist and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles begins looking into
the case, she discovers conflicting evidence, mismatched timelines,
and details that just don't add up. With unprecedented access to
crucial crime-scene forensics and key witnesses--and with a growing
sense of both mission and obsession--she begins to uncover the
truth. An innocent man, Miles is convinced, has been under
suspicion for decades, while the true culprit is a known serial
killer, if only authorities would take a closer look. Intimate,
page-turning, and brilliantly reported, Trailed is a love story and
a call to justice--and a searching and urgent plea to make
wilderness a safe space for women--destined to become a true crime
classic.
"One of the penalties of an ecological education," wrote Aldo
Leopold, "is that one lives alone in a world of wounds." As climate
change and other environmental degradations become more evident,
experts predict that an increasing number of people will suffer
emotional and psychological distress as a result. Many are feeling
these effects already. In the pages of Solastalgia, they will find
a source of companionship, inspiration, and advice. The concept of
solastalgia comes from the Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht,
who describes it as "the homesickness we feel while still at home."
It's the pain and longing we feel as we realize the world
immediately around us is changing, with our love for that world
serving as a catalyst for action on its behalf. This powerful
anthology brings together thirty-four writers-educators,
journalists, poets, and scientists-to share their emotions in the
face of environmental crisis. They share their solastalgia, their
beloved places, their vulnerability, their stories, their vision of
what we can create.
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