The River That Made Seattle: A Human and Natural History of the Duwamish - Couverture rigide

Cummings, BJ

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0295747439 ISBN 13 : 9780295747439

Editeur : University of Washington Press, 2020

Synopsis

Restores the river to its central place in the city's history

With bountiful salmon and fertile plains, the Duwamish River has drawn people to its shores over the centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Chief Se'alth and his allies fished and lived in villages here and white settlers established their first settlements nearby. Industrialists later straightened the river's natural turns and built factories on its banks, floating in raw materials and shipping out airplane parts, cement, and steel. Unfortunately, the very utility of the river has been its undoing, as decades of dumping led to the river being declared a Superfund cleanup site.

Using previously unpublished accounts by Indigenous people and settlers, BJ Cummings's compelling narrative restores the Duwamish River to its central place in Seattle and Pacific Northwest history. Writing from the perspective of environmental justice―and herself a key figure in river restoration efforts―Cummings vividly portrays the people and conflicts that shaped the region's culture and natural environment. She conducted research with members of the Duwamish Tribe, with whom she has long worked as an advocate. Cummings shares the river's story as a call for action in aligning decisions about the river and its future with values of collaboration, respect, and justice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

BJ Cummings is a founder of the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition and previously executive director of Sustainable Seattle. She is currently manager of community engagement for the Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment (EDGE) at the University of Washington.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Washington Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0295747439
• ISBN 13: 9780295747439
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 277
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