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Miracle country : a memoir / Kendra Atleework.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616209988
- ISBN: 1616209984
- Physical Description: 306 pages : maps ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Miracle Country captures one family's spirit and losses in a harsh landscape that has been shaped and exploited over hundreds of years, and chronicles the author's journey as she realizes that there's nowhere else in the country, no matter how green and welcoming, that feels like home"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Subject: | Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > Biography. Women > California, Southern > Biography. Bishop (Calif.) > Biography. Coming of age. California, Southern > Description and travel. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 0 of 2 copies available at GRPL.
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0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | 979.44 At66m (Text) | 31307024375349 | Non Fiction | Checked out | 08/04/2025 |
| Van Belkum | 979.44 At66m (Text) | 31307024375315 | Non Fiction | Checked out | 04/06/2021 |
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Miracle Country : A Memoir
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Table of Contents
Miracle Country : A Memoir
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. xi | |
| Part 1 | Wind | |
| 1 | Kindling | p. 3 |
| 2 | Search and Rescue | p. 25 |
| 3 | Whiskey's for Drinking | p. 40 |
| 4 | Flight Plan | p. 74 |
| Part 2 | Wildflowers | |
| 5 | Lupine Land | p. 103 |
| 6 | Miracle Country | p. 121 |
| 7 | Last Days of the Good Girls | p. 135 |
| Part 3 | Rivers | |
| 8 | The Indestructibles | p. 157 |
| 9 | Locals Only | p. 166 |
| 10 | A Child's History of California | p. 189 |
| 11 | Dust | p. 205 |
| Part 4 | Moonrise | |
| 12 | Rim of the World | p. 217 |
| 13 | Walk Home | p. 236 |
| 14 | Dawn of Tomorrow | p. 246 |
| 15 | Sunset | p. 254 |
| Part 5 | Summit | |
| 16 | Three Points of Contact | p. 261 |
| 17 | Wings | p. 280 |
| 18 | The Hardest Part of Flying | p. 295 |
| Research and Inspiration | p. 304 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 305 |
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