The Golden Shore: California's Love Affair with the Sea
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312664966 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Helvarg is founder and Executive Director of the Blue Frontier Campaign, a Washington, D.C.–based organization working for ocean and coastal conservation. His previous books include Rescue Warriors and Saved by the Sea. An award-winning journalist, he has written for the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times,Smithsonian, National Geographic, Popular Science,Sierra, and Parade, and has produced more than forty
Author David Helvarg takes the reader on both a geographic and literary journey along the 1,100-mile Pacific coastline, from the Oregon border to the San Diego/Tijuana international border fence and out into its whale-, seal-, and shark-rich offshore seamounts, rock isles, and kelp forests.Part history, part travelogue, part love letter, The Golden Shore tells the story of California's majestic coastline and ocean. A Denver Post BestsellerA Booklist Top Literary Travel Book of the YearFrom the first human settlements to the latest marine explorations, The Golden Shore tells the tale of the history, culture, and changing nature of California's coasts and ocean. Helvarg captures the spirit of the Californian coast, its mythic place in American culture, and its role in a state whose ongoing natural disasters and unremitting sense of renewal are intimately linked to its deep connection with an ever-changing sea.
In truth, there are a dozen different books to be found in Helvarg’s grand overview, and although the collection of people, places, and events can be dizzying, his dedication to thoroughness in his research and writing is impressive. --Colleen Mondor . A unique and enthralling work. Readers will likely not expect to see surf champion Lisa Anderson in the same book as Alfred Thayer Mahan and his treatise on sea power and a discussion of the impact of dam removal on chinook salmon runs. He is adept at finding individuals, both past and present, to make this survey personal, and he portrays the motley crew of scientists, explorers, captains of industry, impoverished workers, and so many more who crafted the story of the Golden State. Navy. But Helvarg is determined to present a complete guide to a place he knows so well, and that means writing about every individual and every subject he considers part and parcel of what has entwined California and its coastline to American
gold shore The Golden Shore by David HelvargThis book has so much to offer: the history of parts of the west coast, mainly CA and so many parts I was aware of and have been to and so many more I wasn't really aware existed there and the reason why they are there.Love hearing how they rebuilt many parts from major disasters using their own resources.. "The California-Pacific Coast, Good & Bad" according to John Mood. A remarkably diverse look at the nature of human interactions both good & bad, helpful & harmful, with the Pacific Ocean. No romanticist Helvarg. He paints vivid pictures of the horrendous effects of humans on the ocean, indeed of humans (white Europeans) on other humans (AmerIndians). & how we the descendants of the white Europeans have . "Pacific Ocean lovers delight" according to Linda Ballou. The Golden ShoreIn anticipation of a road trip up the stunning California Coast I read The Golden Shore. What a treasure trove of information summing up the battles that have taken place over the years to protect the 1,100 miles of coast from Mexico to Oregon. Having been privileged to live in California all my adult life, I have a hazy a