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 105
... migration to spawn accelerates transformations . The salmon fast from the time they re - enter fresh water until they die , and as they migrate they turn colour ( a bright red ) , and shape ( the male growing a large hook nose ) ...
... migration to spawn accelerates transformations . The salmon fast from the time they re - enter fresh water until they die , and as they migrate they turn colour ( a bright red ) , and shape ( the male growing a large hook nose ) ...
Page 108
... migration to the ocean in May or June , while other species spend a year in freshwater . The spring runoff helps to ... migrating - they are thought to migrate virtually continuously- over 3,700 kilometres in open ocean . Their story ...
... migration to the ocean in May or June , while other species spend a year in freshwater . The spring runoff helps to ... migrating - they are thought to migrate virtually continuously- over 3,700 kilometres in open ocean . Their story ...
Page 179
... Migration ( 1997 ) , which extends to Britain , as well as to the US and Canada . Glenn Deer edited a special issue of Canadian Literature ( Winter 1999 ) on " Asian Canadian Writing , " an exhilaratingly open and tentative collection ...
... Migration ( 1997 ) , which extends to Britain , as well as to the US and Canada . Glenn Deer edited a special issue of Canadian Literature ( Winter 1999 ) on " Asian Canadian Writing , " an exhilaratingly open and tentative collection ...
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