Ana Maria Spagna
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Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Charlotte moves from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to Washington's Cascade Mountains, where she hopes to continue training for the national snowboarding championships. After her father signs an anti-development petition, she loses access to the local resort and takes to the backcountry, where she meets nature on its own terms. When adventure turns to tragedy, Charlotte learns that even our deepest scars can be lucky ones.
Author
Language
English
Description
A personal investigative journey into the so-called Chelan Falls Massacre of 1875.
Amid the current alarming rise in xenophobia, Ana Maria Spagna stumbled upon a story: one
day in 1875, according to lore, on a high bluff over the Columbia River, a group of local Indigenous people murdered a large number of Chinese miners-perhaps as many as three hundred-and pushed their bodies over a cliff into the river. The little-known incident was dubbed the...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (224 pages)
Language
English
Description
From celestial navigation to sharpening blades, Ana Maria Spagna outlines 100 skills you'll find indispensable for life after an apocalyptic global catastrophe. She covers obvious needs like first aid and farming, while also providing suggestions on how to build a safe and culturally rich community through storytelling and music making. Full of quirky illustrations by Brian Cronin, this book will provoke surprise, debate, and laughter as it leads...