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Books
Now Available: Brushed by Feathers: A Year of Birdwatching in the West
Frances Wood announces her new book on bird watching, Brushed by Feathers: A Year of Birdwatching in the West. This long-awaited book is now available from Fulcrum Publishing.
Frances is also the author of two books on Whidbey Island history. The first is Down to Camp: A History of Summer Folk on Whidbey Island. The second is Community at the Crossroads: The History of Bayview on Whidbey Island. See descriptions below.
Brushed
by Feathers: A Year of Birdwatching in the West
Intriguing factual essays written for the casual nature lover and the experienced bird-watcher. Accompanied by vivid line drawings and quotes from noted naturalists, Brushed by Feathers is a muse for all.
Month-by-month the book introduces the common birds in the West-from backyard feeders to forest and waterway habitats. More than 150 western United States and Canadian birds, in locales from Kenai, Alaska to southeastern Arizona are included. The book offers bird folklore and native traditions as well as insights into bird identification, migration, breeding, changing plumage and much, much more.
Brushed by Feathers:
A Year of Birdwatching in the West
By Frances L. Wood
Fulcrum Publishing
800-992-2908
www.fulcrum-books.com/orders@fulcrum-books.com
2004
$16.95 plus tax and postage
Down
to Camp: A History of Summer Folk on Whidbey Island
With vivid imagery and down-home style, this book describes five generations of summer visits to a simple walk-in beach cabin on a spectacularly beautiful speck of land on Puget Sound. Around 1900 the families first traveled by boat down the Snohomish River to camp on Whidbey Island, thus "down to camp." The continuity of family heritage on this beach provides an almost genetic tie to the bounty and beauty of the land.
Down to Camp: A History of Summer Folk on Whidbey Island is not just about this particular family on only one beach. It is about the craving within us all to find a sanctuary from the fast-paced city life, to reconnect with our latent creativity and to rediscover the importance of building a sandcastle.
Down
to Camp: A History of Summer Folk on Whidbey Island
By Frances L. Wood
Blue Heron Press
1997
$13.95 plus tax and postage
For more information or to purchase, contact the author.
Community at the
Crossroads: The History of Bayview on Whidbey Island
The European settlement of Bayview Corner began in 1860 when early pioneers arrived at the head of Useless Bay to log and settle. Soon Bayview became the crossroads for everyone traveling up Whidbey Island, a long winding island in Puget Sound.
Community at the Crossroads: The History of Bayview on Whidbey Island offers fascinating stories of how early farmers turned 600 acres of tidal marsh into flat fertile farmland. The book explains how the locals built a community hall that attracted people from all parts of Whidbey Island and how Harold Johnston ran the old Cash Store for over five decades. The history, the stories of local families and a collection of old photos blend into a delightful depiction of a community full of change that still manages to stay the same.
Community at
the Crossroads: The History of Bayview on Whidbey Island
By Frances L. Wood
The Goosefoot Community Fund
Langley, WA 98260
2002
$14.95 plus tax and postage
For more information or to purchase, contact the Goosefoot Community Fund
© 2003, 2004 by Frances L. Wood (e-mail)