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Autore |
Berger David (David Alexander) |
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Razor Clams : Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest / / David Berger |
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Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , [2017] |
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©[2017] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Travel |
Razor clams |
Manners and customs |
Clamming |
Beaches |
TRAVEL - United States - West - Pacific (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA) |
Beaches - Washington (State) |
Razor clams - Washington (State) |
Clamming - Washington (State) |
Washington (State) |
Washington (State) Description and travel |
Washington (State) Social life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introductions -- Lay of the land : Long Beach and Ocean Shores -- Sacred treaties -- Ecology and anatomy -- Past abundances -- The era of NIX and domoic acid -- Pumping and counting -- Licensed to carry -- Eating them, after all, is the point -- Will's first clam -- Coda: Practical matters -- Appendix 1. Washington State razor clam personal use regulations, 1929/2015 -- Appendix 2. Recreational razor clam license information in Washington, 1982/1993 -- List of recipes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes. In the course of his investigation, |
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Berger brings to light the long history of razor clamming as a subsistence, commercial, and recreational activity, and shows the ways it has helped shape both the identity and the psyche of the Pacific Northwest. |
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