Wild isle in the city : tales from Seward Park's first 100 years /
Talbert, Paul,
Wild isle in the city : tales from Seward Park's first 100 years / Paul Talbert with the Friends of Seward Park ; Karen O'Brien, layout designer and photo editor. - 336 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 x 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-329) and index.
"Wild Isle in the City explores more than a century of natural and human history in Seward Park, Seattle, home to the old-growth Magnificent Forest. With emphasis on environmental history and the ethnic diversity of park users, Wild Isle tells the stories of the Lake People and many waves of immigrants, spawning peamouths and nesting eagles, park visionaries and real estate swindlers, urban development and conservation. A community of contributors has created an intriguing and visually stunning homage to the park they love."--sewardpark.org, viewed Nov. 26. 2019.
9781450771818 1450771815
Urban parks--History.--Washington (State)--Seattle
Urban parks--Washington (State)--Seattle--Pictorial works.
Seward Park (Seattle, Wash. : Park)--History.
Seward Park (Seattle, Wash. : Park)--Pictorial works.
Wild isle in the city : tales from Seward Park's first 100 years / Paul Talbert with the Friends of Seward Park ; Karen O'Brien, layout designer and photo editor. - 336 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 x 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-329) and index.
"Wild Isle in the City explores more than a century of natural and human history in Seward Park, Seattle, home to the old-growth Magnificent Forest. With emphasis on environmental history and the ethnic diversity of park users, Wild Isle tells the stories of the Lake People and many waves of immigrants, spawning peamouths and nesting eagles, park visionaries and real estate swindlers, urban development and conservation. A community of contributors has created an intriguing and visually stunning homage to the park they love."--sewardpark.org, viewed Nov. 26. 2019.
9781450771818 1450771815
Urban parks--History.--Washington (State)--Seattle
Urban parks--Washington (State)--Seattle--Pictorial works.
Seward Park (Seattle, Wash. : Park)--History.
Seward Park (Seattle, Wash. : Park)--Pictorial works.