Your basket is empty
Seattle walks: discovering history and nature in the city
| Title | Seattle walks: discovering history and nature in the city |
| Names | Williams, David B. |
| Book Number | DBC06824 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Books |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | More than just a collection of walking tours throughout Seattle, this book describes the natural and human history of the sights along the way. The walks are detailed and give a great sense of place. Unrated. |
| General Notes | "A Michael J. Repass Book." |
| Available from BARD courtesy of the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library. |
|
| Narrator | Larimore, Beth. |
| Length | 9 hours, 56 minutes |
| Local Subject | Northwest nonfiction - NW2 |
| Adult book - AD | |
| Nonfiction - NF | |
| Female narrator - FN | |
| Geography - SC10 | |
| Travel - SP2 | |
| Produced at WTBBL - PAW | |
| LC Subject | Walking - Washington (State) - Seattle - Guidebooks |
| Natural history - Washington (State) - Seattle |
|
| Natural resources - Washington (State) - Seattle |
|
| Urban geology - United States |
|
| Seattle (Wash.) - Guidebooks |
|
| Guidebooks |
|
| Nonfiction |
|
| Audience Notes | A NLS/BPH |
| Call Number | 917.9777204 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Contents | Introduction -- Walk 1. Seattle's historic shoreline: Remnants from the past -- Walk 2. Denny Hill: The big hill that went away -- Walk 3. Stories in stone: Downtown rocks -- Walk 4. Where you at? A downtown geographical tour -- Walk 5. Who's watching you? A downtown menagerie in stone and terra-cotta -- Walk 6. Regrades and the international district: Shaping a landscape of diversity -- Walk 7. Madison Street: Elliott Bay to Lake Washington -- Walk 8. Lake Union: Circumnavigate the center of the city -- Walk 9. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and Discovery Park: Boats, birds, and big trees -- Walk 10. Green Lake to Lake Washington: Tracing a historic creek -- Walk 11. Meadowbrook Pond and Thornton Creek: Restoration and renewal -- Walk 12. Magnuson Park: The land comes full circle -- Walk 13. Capitol Hill: Elegance in the details -- Walk 14. Beacon Hill: Great diversity and great views -- Walk 15. Rainier Beach to Columbia City: From slough to slough -- Walk 16. Delridge and Pigeon Point: The lesser-known side of West Seattle -- Walk 17. West Seattle: Old growth and Alki Point. |
| Released | 2017 |
| Publication Info | Seattle : University of Washington Press 2017 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017] 9780295741284 |
What if I need assistance or have questions?
For additional assistance or time-sensitive requests, please call WTBBL Monday through Friday between 8:30am – 5:00pm
at 206-615-0400 or toll free at 800-542-0866 and ask to speak to a Readers’ Advisor.
