Island in the Sound

by Hazel Heckman

Book Overview

Anderson Island in Puget Sound exists as a kind of tiny, autonomous world. Sharply defined by bitterly cold water, deep enough to float a destroyer; by dense fog; and by dangerous tide rips caused by the narrow channels, it is a community without an officer of the law, a minister of the gospel, or a doctor of medicine. Nevertheless, it is a tightly knit and well-organized microcosm in its wilderness environment.

Hailed as a 'local classic'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295954825
• ISBN13: 9780295954820
• Release Date: June 1976
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Very Enjoyable! Laid-back easy reading.

I would reccommend this book to anyone who has ever wondered what it would be like to live on an Island. Hazel Heckman gives the reader a very enjoyable historical account of Anderson Island, in the Puget Sound. It's a taste of Northwest History along with charming stories of Islanders present and past. A must read for anyone who enjoys natural history and has a yearning to experience life on an Island.