[PDF] Ocean Beach Where Land And Water Meet eBook

Author : Kathy Blavatt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 29,54 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1467128023

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Water defines Ocean Beach by its unique location where the Pacific Ocean meets the mouth of the San Diego River, alongside Mission Bay, formerly known as False Bay, which connected to tidal marsh areas. The beach town's natural attractions and new prospects brought early settlers to Ocean Beach when it was established in 1887 by William "Billy" Carlson and Frank Huggins. Ocean Beach's landmass history is shaped and reshaped by major storms, wave and tidal surges, and droughts, which in turn transform the community's natural habitat, culture, and development. For example, the Ocean Beach Woman's Club's (OBWC) Flatiron Building, constructed on the shoreline, was destroyed by several storms from 1939 through 1941 and later removed, and the area where it once stood was turned into a park. The OBWC later moved its permanent headquarters away from the beach. The history and fabric of this unique ocean community is made up of an assortment of characters and spirited generations of individuals who have left their loving marks through their homes, gardens, businesses, stories, achievements, and community activities.

Author : Kathy Blavatt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1467142964

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Sunset Cliffs Park meanders along a mile and a half of San Diego's coastline, beckoning tourists and locals alike. These stunning cliffs inspired Albert Spalding, sportsman and visionary, to create a park in 1915 for all to enjoy. In the century since, many have left their mark, including the powerful Pacific Ocean. John Mills, an enterprising land baron, restored the original park, only to have it fall into neglect during the Depression and World War II. It became a popular spot for pioneering surfers and divers in the postwar boom, and the park's colorful landscape attracted artists and children. Join author Kathy Blavatt as she relates the many transformations of this beloved park and looks to its future.

Author : Beth Costanzo
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 34,15 MB
Release : 2020-02-06
Category :
ISBN : 1678121185

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Do you like to walk in the sand along the beach? Dip your toes in the tide? Where The Ocean Meets the Sand details the fun, the creatures, and the excitement found as the waves roll to the shore.

Author : Anna Ryan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 48,43 MB
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134763794

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Drawing together philosophical, empirical and academic thinking, this book focuses on generating awareness of the relationship forged between self and surroundings. It details research undertaken at two coastal sites, the South Wall in Dublin city and the Maharees peninsula in Co. Kerry, Ireland. Sixty-two participants were engaged in photography and drawing to enable this exploration of spatial experience. The participants' photographs and drawings present how spatial sensibilities can be revealed by becoming more attentive to the immediacy of bodily knowledge: our more-than-cognitive experience. Their communications resonate with the philosophers and theorists considered, including Merleau-Ponty, Edward Casey, Gilles Deleuze, Dalibor Vesely, and contemporary cultural geographers. From exploring the experienced spatiality of the meeting of land and sea, this book begins to suggest an alternative politics of the coast.

Author : Kathy Blavatt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 17,7 MB
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1439670323

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Sunset Cliffs Park meanders along a mile and a half of San Diego's coastline, beckoning tourists and locals alike. These stunning cliffs inspired Albert Spalding, sportsman and visionary, to create a park in 1915 for all to enjoy. In the century since, many have left their mark, including the powerful Pacific Ocean. John Mills, an enterprising land baron, restored the original park, only to have it fall into neglect during the Depression and World War II. It became a popular spot for pioneering surfers and divers in the postwar boom, and the park's colorful landscape attracted artists and children. Join author Kathy Blavatt as she relates the many transformations of this beloved park and looks to its future.

Author : Silver Donald Cameron
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780889955097

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How do beaches function? Where do the waves come from, and why are they always parallel to the shore, no matter which way the shore faces? Where does sand come from, and why are some beaches grey, some white, some beige? What plants and animals live there, and how do they deal with this harsh, plastic environment? And what do beaches mean to humans? Arrivals and departures, invasions and migrations, the first contact between the explorers and the indigenous peoples - they all take place in that sandy zone where the sea meets the land. When a film actor walks alone on a beach, the viewer knows s/he is contemplating change or reacting to it. On the summer sands, bishops and judges and executives become children again, building structures which they know the sea will destroy. Silver Donald Cameron uses a study of the elements of the beach to build a case for the beach as an integrated, living entity in its own right, and a model for the unity of all things on Earth. More than a tour of the eastern and western shores of North America, Cameron's book leads his readers to an awakening of the processes of life around us. The author begins with the science of waves and sand, and gradually reveals the inter-relatedness of all the habitues of the beach. The final destination is an understanding of how all living things are woven together in the fabric of life and what that means for "the stewards of the Earth". He lives in Halifax.

Author : James Valentine
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 18,71 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Florida
ISBN : 1561643610

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Contains a collection of annotated nature photographs of Florida, arranged by subject, including springs, caves, aquifers, sinkholes, wetlands, waterways, forests, uplands, coasts, and wildlife.

Author : Stephen Glazier
Publisher : Random House Reference
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 39,56 MB
Release : 1998
Category : English language
ISBN :

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The revolutionary, all-in-one dictionary/thesaurus/almanac. Glazier's critically acclaimed Random House Webster's Word Menu is the definitive language reference for anyone who reads, writes creatively or simply loves to explore linguistic relationships. This rich storehouse of language organizes the vocabulary of English by subject matter, reflecting the way we actually look at the world around us. A totally new kind of language resource, Random House Webster's Word Menu combines the virtues of an entire shelf of reference works: Full dictionary, thesaurus and almanac Reverse dictionary: when you can't think of the obscure word you're looking for, find it by looking up the common word you already know Multiple glossaries: find just the right terms for foods and finery, weather and weapons, romance and relativity

Author : Caitlyn Vernon
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 27,69 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1459800893

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You don't have to live in the Great Bear Rainforest to benefit from its existence, but after you read Nowhere Else on Earth you might want to visit this magnificent part of the planet. Environmental activist Caitlyn Vernon guides young readers through a forest of information, sharing her personal stories, her knowledge and her concern for this beautiful place. Full of breathtaking photographs and suggestions for ways to preserve this unique ecosystem, Nowhere Else on Earth is a timely and inspiring reminder that we need to stand up for our wild places before they are gone. Visit http://www.greatbearrainforest.ca to find teacher and student resources, view the online photo gallery, or read a sample chapter from the book. To access the free teacher's guide for Nowhere Else on Earth, click here:http://orcabook.com/nowhereelseonearth/guides/teachersguide.pdf.

Author : Stephen Letherman
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 17,24 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1426208685

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"Beaches, shorelines, and riverbanks"--Cover.