Islands : portraits of miniature worlds / Louise B. Young.
Louise Young explores some of the most fascinating of these isolated landscapes, particularly those whose stories address the delicate balance that exists between the land, the people, and other living beings. An environmentalist and geophysicist, Young describes the unique history and personality o...
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Ch. 1. |t The Hawaiian Archipelago: The Garden Isles -- |g Ch. 2. |t Easter Island: A Paradigm for Man -- |g Ch. 3. |t The Galapagos Archipelago: Isles of Discovery -- |g Ch. 4. |t Bali and Lombok: Wallace's Line -- |g Ch. 5. |t The Islands of Indonesia: Fire, Gold, and Spice -- |g Ch. 6. |t Madagascar: The Land Apart -- |g Ch. 7. |t Mauritius and the Seychelles: Home of the Dodo -- |g Ch. 8. |t Sri Lanka: The Resplendent Land -- |g Ch. 9. |t Crete and Santorin: Islands of Destiny -- |g Ch. 10. |t Iceland: Crucible of Creation -- |g Ch. 11. |t The Bahama Islands: Daughters of the Sea -- |g Ch. 12. |t Coral Atolls: Living Islands -- |g Ch. 13. |t Atlantis: The Enduring Myth -- |g Ch. 14. |t The Earth: An Island in the Universe. |
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