Traveling the 38th Parallel :: a Water Line Around the World /

Between extremes of climate farther north and south, the 38th North parallel line marks a temperate, middle latitude where human societies have thrived since the beginning of civilization. It divides North and South Korea, passes through Athens and San Francisco, and bisects Mono Lake in the eastern...

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Hauptverfasser: Carle, David, 1950- (VerfasserIn), Carle, Janet, 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung:Between extremes of climate farther north and south, the 38th North parallel line marks a temperate, middle latitude where human societies have thrived since the beginning of civilization. It divides North and South Korea, passes through Athens and San Francisco, and bisects Mono Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, where authors David and Janet Carle make their home. Former park rangers, the authors set out on an around-the-world journey in search of water-related environmental and cultural intersections along the 38th parallel. This book is a chronicle of their adventures as they meet people c.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-272) and index.
ISBN:0520266544
9780520266544
9781283933117
128393311X
0520954556
9780520954557

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