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Offering more than 2,000 miles of riding pleasure, this
indispensable highway companion maps out short trips for exploring
the Palmetto State's scenic byways and back roads. Discover South
Carolina's long and vibrant history, myriad outdoor recreational
activities, and breathtaking scenery. Inside you'll find
Itineraries ranging from 25 miles to 125 miles in length Route maps
for each drive In-depth descriptions of attractions along the way
Historical information and suggested side trips Tips on
accommodations, camping, and travel services
Spinster Mary Anning, uneducated and poor, was of the wrong sex,
wrong class and wrong religion, but fate decreed that she was
exactly the right person in the right place and time to pioneer the
emerging science of palaeontology, the study of fossils. Born in
Lyme Regis in 1799, Mary learned to collect fossils with her
cabinet-maker father. The unstable cliffs and stealthy sea made the
task dangerous but after her father died the sale of fossils
sustained her family. Mary's fame started as an infant when she
survived a lightning strike that killed the three adults around
her. Then, aged twelve, she caught the public's attention when she
unearthed the skeleton of a 'fish lizard' or Ichthyosaurus. She
later found the first Plesiosaurus giganteus, with its
extraordinary long neck associated with the Loch Ness monster, and,
dramatically, she unearthed the first, still rare, Dimorphodon
macronyx, a frightening 'flying dragon' with hand claws and teeth.
Yet her many discoveries were announced to the world by male
geologists like the irrepressible William Buckland and Sir Henry De
La Beche and they often received the credit. In Jurassic Mary
Patricia Pierce redresses this imbalance, bringing to life the
extraordinary, little-known story of this determined and pioneering
woman.
The letters of the alphabet are represented by words, set in short rhymes with additional information, relating to the state of Iowa.
Pack up the car and enjoy twenty-four drives through the mountains,
rolling hills, and coastal plains of South Carolina. Offering more
than 2,000 miles of riding pleasure, this indispensable highway
companion maps out short trips for exploring the Palmetto State's
scenic byways and back roads. Discover South Carolina's long and
vibrant history, myriad outdoor recreational activities, and
breathtaking scenery along highways and back roads--from the Blue
Ridge Mountains, and the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway to
Santee National Wildlife Refuge and Fort Moultrie. Along the way,
stop and explore antebellum mansions, Civil War sites, enchanting
harbor towns, charming beaches, and Historic Charleston, the
state's crown jewel.
Inside you'll find: - Itineraries ranging from 25 miles to 125
miles in length
- Route maps for each drive
- In-depth descriptions of attractions along the way- Historical
information and suggested side trips
- Tips on accommodations, camping, and travel services
Voices of a Thousand People is the story of one Native community's
efforts to found their own museum and empower themselves to
represent their ancient traditional lifeways, their historic
experiences with colonialism, and their contemporary efforts to
preserve their heritage for generations to come. This ethnography
richly portrays how a community embraced the archaeological
discovery of Ozette village in 1970 and founded the Makah Cultural
and Research Center (MCRC) in 1979. Oral testimonies, participant
observation, and archival research weave a vivid portrait of a
cultural center that embodies the self-image of a Native American
community in tension with the identity assigned to it by others.
Patricia Pierce Erikson is an independent scholar who has taught
cultural anthropology at Smith College, the University of
Washington, and the University of Southern Maine. Helma Ward
(1918-2002) was a Makah elder who served twenty-two years as a
Makah language specialist for the MCRC. Kirk Wachendorf is an
interpretive specialist at the MCRC who draws upon his experiences
as a Makah tribal member and his previous archaeological work to
provide public programming. Janine Bowechop is the MCRC's executive
director.
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