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THE DEEPEST ROOTS. Finding Food and Community on a Pacific Northwest Island. Photos by Joel Sackett
by Alcala, Kathleen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0295999381
- ISBN 13
- 9780295999388
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Joel Sackett. Signed on the title page by the author. As friends began "going back to the land" at the same time that a health issue emerged, Kathleen Alcalá set out to reexamine her relationship with food at the most local level. Remembering her parents, Mexican immigrants who grew up during the Depression, and the memory of planting, growing, and harvesting fresh food with them as a child, she decided to explore the history of the Pacific Northwest island she calls home. In The Deepest Roots, Alcalá walks, wades, picks, pokes, digs, cooks, and cans, getting to know her neighbors on a much deeper level. Wanting to better understand how we once fed ourselves, and acknowledging that there may be a future in which we could need to do so again, she meets those who experienced the Japanese American internment during World War II, and learns the unique histories of the blended Filipino and Native American community, the fishing practices of the descendants of Croatian immigrants, and the Suquamish elder who shares with her the food legacy of the island itself. Combining memoir, historical records, and a blueprint for sustainability, The Deepest Roots shows us how an island population can mature into responsible food stewards and reminds us that innovation, adaptation, diversity, and common sense will help us make wise decisions about our future. And along the way, we learn how food is intertwined with our present but offers a path to a better understanding of the future.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15188
- Title
- THE DEEPEST ROOTS. Finding Food and Community on a Pacific Northwest Island. Photos by Joel Sackett
- Author
- Alcala, Kathleen
- Illustrator
- Joel Sackett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0295999381
- ISBN 13
- 9780295999388
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- food supplies, Washington state, Bainbridge Island, Anecdotes
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
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Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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