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The shipping news / by Proulx, Annie,author.(CARDINAL)514050;
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Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Barkskins : a novel / by Proulx, Annie,author.(CARDINAL)514050;
"Barkskins opens in New France in the late 18th century as Rene Sel, an illiterate woodsman makes his way from Northern France to the homeland to seek a living. Bound to a "seigneur" for three years in exchange for land, he suffers extraordinary hardshipand violence, always in awe of the forest he is charged with clearing. In the course of this epic novel, Proulx tells the stories of Rene's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, as well as the descendants of his friends and foes, as they travel back to Europe, to China, to New England, always in quest of a livelihood or fleeing stunningly brutal conditions--war, pestilence, Indian attacks, the revenge of rivals. Proulx's inimitable genius is her creation of characters who are so vivid--in their greed, lust, vengefulness, or their simple compassion and hope--that we follow them with fierce attention. This is Proulx's most ambitious novel ever, and her master work"--
Subjects: Epic fiction.;
Available copies: 78 / Total copies: 81
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Barkskins [large print] : a novel / by Proulx, Annie,author.(CARDINAL)514050;
"Bark Skins open in New France in the late 18th century as Rene Sel, an illiterate woodsman makes his way from Northern France to the homeland to seek a living. Bound to a "seigneur" for three years in exchange for land, he suffers extraordinary hardship and violence, always in awe of the forest he is charged with clearing. In the course of this epic novel, Proulx tells the stories of Rene's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, as well as the descendants of his friends and foes, as they travel back to Europe, to China, to New England, always in quest of a livelihood or fleeing stunningly brutal conditions--war, pestilence, Indian attacks, the revenge of rivals. Proulx's inimitable genius is her creation of characters who are so vivid--in their greed, lust, vengefulness, or their simple compassion and hope--that we follow them with fierce attention. This is Proulx's most ambitious novel ever, and her master work"--
Subjects: Epic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Indentured servants;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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Fen, bog & swamp : a short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis / by Proulx, Annie,author.;
Why fens, bogs and swamps? -- Discursive thoughts on wetlands -- The English fens -- Bogs -- Swamps -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx - whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth - comes an urgent and riveting history of wetlands, their ecological role and how the loss of them threatens the planet. Fens, bogs, swamps and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four illuminating parts Proulx documents the emergence of their systemic destruction in the pursuit of profit and the consequent release of their stored carbon.""Proulx was born in the 1930s, a time, as she says, when 'in the ever-continuing name of progress, Western countries busily raped their own and other countries of minerals, timber, fish and wildlife.' Fen, Bog & Swamp is both a revelatory history and an urgent plea for wetland reclamation from a writer whose passionate devotion to observing and preserving the environment is on glorious display."Wide-ranging and idiosyncratic, Proulx's explanation of wetlands takes readers to the fens of sixteenth-century England, Canada's Hudson Bay Lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire and America's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and introduces the nineteenth-century explorers who launched the ravaging of the Amazon rainforest."
Subjects: Fens.; Fens; Swamps.; Swamps; Bogs.; Bogs; Peatlands.; Peatlands; Wetlands.; Wetlands; Peatland restoration.; Wetland restoration.; Climatic changes.; Environmentalism; Environmentalism;
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Available copies: 30 / Total copies: 31
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Fen, bog & swamp [large print] : a short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis / by Proulx, Annie,author.(CARDINAL)514050;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-288)."A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood role they play in preserving the environment--by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four stunning parts, Proulx documents the long-misunderstood role of these wetlands in saving the planet. Taking us on a fascinating journey through history, Proulx shows us the fens of 16th-century England to Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and the 19th-century explorers who began the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Along the way, she writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands--the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever--and the surprisingly significant role of peat in industrialization. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is a stunningly important work and a rousing call to action by a writer whose passionate devotion to understanding and preserving the environment is on full and glorious display."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Fens.; Fens; Swamps.; Swamps; Bogs.; Bogs; Peatlands.; Peatlands; Wetlands.; Wetlands;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Accordian crimes / a novel / by Proulx, Annie E.,author.;
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News now offers a masterpiece of storytelling in a novel that spans a century and a continent. Moving from Sicily to New Orleans, from South Dakota to Texas, and from Montana to Maine, the nine instantly compelling and intricately connected sections of Accordion Crimes illuminates the lives of the men and women whose dreams fuel a young nation.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Musical fiction.; Accordion; Accordionists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Making the best apple cider / by Proulx, Annie E.,1935-author.;
"Sweet cider is a delicious and refreshing drink, esteemed by centuries of farm workers for its thirst-quenching powers, a tangy beverage savored by children and adults. It can range from a mild apple flavor to a spicy, zesty liquid with a fruity richness reminiscent of ripe pears, to the tingling nip of sharp wild apples ... Cider makers enjoy first-hand experiences of self-sufficiency, cooperation, and the pleasure of work."--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Apple cider.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Fen, bog & swamp [sound recording] : a short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis / by Proulx, Annie,author.(CARDINAL)514050; Zackman, Gabra,narrator.(CARDINAL)558128;
Read by Gabra Zackman.A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood role they play in preserving the environment, by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four stunning parts, Proulx documents the long-misunderstood role of these wetlands in saving the planet. Taking us on a fascinating journey through history, Proulx shows us the fens of 16th-century England to Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and the 19th-century explorers who began the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Along the way, she writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands, the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever, and the surprisingly significant role of peat in industrialization.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Audiobooks.; Peatland ecology.; Peatland management.; Climatic changes.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Barkskins [sound recording] : a novel / by Proulx, Annie,author.(CARDINAL)514050; Petkoff, Robert,narrator.(CARDINAL)349086;
Read by Robert Petkoff.In the late seventeenth century, two illiterate woodsmen, Rene Sel and Charles Duquet, make their way from Northern France to New France to seek a living. Bound to a feudal lord, a 'seigneur', for three years in exchange for land, they suffer extraordinary hardship, always in awe of the forest they are charged with clearing, sometimes brimming with dreams of its commercial potential. Rene marries an Indian healer, and they have children, mixing the blood of two cultures. Duquet travels the globe and back, starting a logging company that will prosper for generations. Proulx tells the stories of the children, grandchildren, and descendants of these two lineages, the Sels and the Duquets, as well as the descendants of their allies and foes, as they travel back to Europe, to China, to New England, always in quest of a livelihood or a fortune, or fleeing stunningly brutal conditions - accidents, pestilence, Indian attacks, the revenge of rivals.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Epic fiction.; Audiobooks.; Indentured servants;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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Cider : making, using & enjoying sweet & hard cider / by Proulx, Annie,author.(CARDINAL)514050; Nichols, Lew,author.(CARDINAL)514052; Vitorri, John,author of introduction.;
Introduction / John Vitorri -- Cidermaking: What you need and how to do it -- Making different cider varieties -- Apples for cider -- The home cider orchard -- Beyond cider: Vinegars, brandy, tasting, and cooking -- Cider and the law -- Appendix: Making your own equipment.This guide takes you step-by-step through the cidermaking process, covering everything from the various types of apple presses to how to filter, fine, rack, and store your cider. Features include: recipes for making six types of cider (still, sparkling, champagne, barrel, French, and flavored) ; a chapter on making cider vinegars and brandy and using cider in your cooking; and in-depth discussions on how to grow and maintain your own home apple orchard and build your own cidermaking equipment.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Cider; Apples.; Cooking (Cider);
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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