The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestThis lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas. |
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Page 96
... leave the project not quite finished . Tall tale reaches its apogee with one more climb to the top , where Toby waves flag of possession from the peak of his rebuilt home . Yes , it's all just a bit over the top . Like gossip . Which is ...
... leave the project not quite finished . Tall tale reaches its apogee with one more climb to the top , where Toby waves flag of possession from the peak of his rebuilt home . Yes , it's all just a bit over the top . Like gossip . Which is ...
Page 103
... leaving the head , backbone , and tail in one piece . He made incisions at short intervals in each flank piece ... leaves was heaped on this , on which the pieces of sever- al salmon were laid covered with mats . From time to time the ...
... leaving the head , backbone , and tail in one piece . He made incisions at short intervals in each flank piece ... leaves was heaped on this , on which the pieces of sever- al salmon were laid covered with mats . From time to time the ...
Page 208
... Leaving Always Coming Home to the end of the book was , in part , an honouring of its success in recognizing and renegotiating the tradition- al boundaries between fiction and science , between anthropological field notes and the novel ...
... Leaving Always Coming Home to the end of the book was , in part , an honouring of its success in recognizing and renegotiating the tradition- al boundaries between fiction and science , between anthropological field notes and the novel ...
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