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Holy Moli: Albatross and Other Ancestors
Hob Osterlund
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Description for Holy Moli: Albatross and Other Ancestors
Paperback. This is the story of how albatross guided the author on her own long journey, retracing distances and decades, back to the origin of a binding bargain she struck when she was ten years old, shortly after her mother's death. This is a natural history of the albatross, a moving memoir of grief, and a soaring tribute to ancestors. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; BM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Hob Osterlund moved to Hawaii after being visited in a dream by an ancestor, Martha Beckwith, author of the monumental classic, Hawaiian Mythology. It was there, on the island of Kauai, where she happened upon a few courting albatross and felt an inexplicable attraction to the birds—an attraction too powerful to be explained by their beguiling airbrushed eye shadows, enormous wingspans, and rollicking dances.
In Hawaiian mythology, ancestors may occupy the physical forms of animals known as ‘aum?kua. Laysan albatross—known as m?l?—are among them. Smitten with these charismatic creatures, Osterlund set out to learn everything she could about m?l?. ... Read more
Hob Osterlund moved to Hawaii after being visited in a dream by an ancestor, Martha Beckwith, author of the monumental classic, Hawaiian Mythology. It was there, on the island of Kauai, where she happened upon a few courting albatross and felt an inexplicable attraction to the birds—an attraction too powerful to be explained by their beguiling airbrushed eye shadows, enormous wingspans, and rollicking dances.
In Hawaiian mythology, ancestors may occupy the physical forms of animals known as ‘aum?kua. Laysan albatross—known as m?l?—are among them. Smitten with these charismatic creatures, Osterlund set out to learn everything she could about m?l?. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870718489
SKU
V9780870718489
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Hob Osterlund
Hob Osterlund is an award-winning writer and photographer whose work has appeared in National Geographic Explorer, The New York Times, Nature, and more. In her previous career, she served as an advanced practice nurse in a large medical center; now she devotes her time to her lifelong passion for wildlife. As Founder of the Kauai Albatross Network, she serves as ... Read more
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