Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World

Between extremes of climate farther north and south, the 38th North parallel line marks a temperate, middle...
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Author: David Carle
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Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World by Carle, David

Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World

$56.60

Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World

$56.60
Author: David Carle
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Between extremes of climate farther north and south, the 38th North parallel line marks a temperate, middle latitude where human societies have thrived since the beginning of civilization. It divides North and South Korea, passes through Athens and San Francisco, and bisects Mono Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, where authors David and Janet Carle make their home. Former park rangers, the authors set out on an around-the-world journey in search of water-related environmental and cultural intersections along the 38th parallel. This book is a chronicle of their adventures as they meet people confronting challenges in water supply, pollution, wetlands loss, and habitat protection. At the heart of the narrative are the riveting stories of the passionate individuals-scientists, educators, and local activists-who are struggling to preserve some of the world's most amazing, yet threatened, landscapes.Traveling largely outside of cities, away from well-beaten tourist tracks, the authors cross Japan, Korea, China, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Greece, Sicily, Spain, Portugal, the Azores Islands, and the United States-from Chesapeake Bay to San Francisco Bay. The stories they gather provide stark contrasts as well as reaffirming similarities across diverse cultures. Illustrated with photos from the authors' travels, Traveling the 38th Parallel documents devastating environmental losses but also inspiring gains made through the efforts of dedicated individuals working against the odds to protect these fragile places.

This paperback edition includes 64 color images, nearly doubling the number that appeared in the hardcover edition.

WINNER in Travel category of 2020 International Book Awards.



Author: David Carle, Janet Carle
Publisher: Phalarope Press
Published: 03/30/2020
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781087874807

About the Author
Carle, David: - DAVID CARLE grew up in Orange County, California, received his bachelors degree at UC Davis in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and a masters degree from CSU Sacramento in Recreation and Parks Administration. He was a ranger in California State Parks for 27 years; including the Mendocino Coast, Hearst Castle, the Auburn State Recreation Area (in the gold country of the Sierra foothills), and the State Indian Museum in Sacramento. From 1982 through 2000, at the Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, he shared the unit ranger position with his wife, participating in the long effort to protect that Eastern Sierra inland sea from the effects of stream diversions to Los Angeles. He taught biology and natural history courses for several years in the 1990s at Cerro Coso Community College in Mammoth Lakes.Carle, Janet: - JANET CARLE grew up in Alameda, California. She holds a bachelors degree in Environmental Planning & Management from UC Davis, and a masters degree in Recreation and Parks Administration from CSU Sacramento.

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