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David B. Williams
David Williams in 2015
David Williams in 2015
OccupationFreelance writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. geology
Alma materColorado College
GenreNatural history
Notable workStories in Stone
Notable awardsWashington State Book Award finalist (2010)
Northwest Writers Fund grant (2014)

David B. Williams is a freelance writer in Seattle. Originally raised in Seattle, he went to college in Colorado where he initially studied physics but switched to geology.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Arts in geology from Colorado College and worked as a park ranger at Arches National Park in Utah.[3] Williams returned to Seattle to be a writer of natural history books and occasional urban geology tour guide.[4] He was employed at Seattle's Burke Museum as of 2014.[5] He writes a biweekly newsletter, Street Smart Naturalist: Notes on People, Place, and the PNW.[6] One local bookseller wrote, "When it comes to books about Seattle and its surroundings, there's one must-read writer as far as I'm concerned, and that's David B. Williams."[7]

Williams' interest in urban geology was sparked by the use of stone in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.[2]

Bibliography

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  • David B. Williams; Stanley L. Welsh (1990). Grand Views of Canyon Country: A Driving Guide (third ed.). Canyonlands Natural History Association. ISBN 9780937407004.
  • David B. Williams; Damian Fagan (1994). A Naturalist's Guide to the White Rim Trail. Wingate Ink. ISBN 9780964417304.
  • David B. Williams (2000). A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country. Globe Pequot. ISBN 9781560447832.
  • David B. Williams (2000). The Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from the City. Westwinds Press. ISBN 9781558688599. alternate title The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle
  • David B. Williams (2009). Stories in Stone. Walker Books. ISBN 9780802716224. (Washington State Book Award finalist[8])
  • David B. Williams (2012). Cairns: Messengers in Stone. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-59485-681-5.
  • David B. Williams (2015). Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0295995045. (funded by University of Washington Press Northwest Writers Fund grant[9])
  • Williams, David B. (2017). Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0295741284. OCLC 963736198.
  • David B. Williams (2021). Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295748603.[10]

References

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  1. ^ McMichael 2005.
  2. ^ a b Switek 2009.
  3. ^ David B. Williams (2000), "About the author", A Naturalists's Guide to Canyon Country, p. 188, ISBN 9781560447832
  4. ^ Scigliano 2014.
  5. ^ 2012-14 Speakers Bureau: David B. Williams, Humanities Washington, 2014
  6. ^ Williams, David B. "Street Smart Naturalist: Notes on People, Place, and the PNW". streetsmartnaturalist.substack.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ "Madison Books Newsletter #95". us8.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ Meyer 2010.
  9. ^ Advancement news, University of Washington Press, 2014
  10. ^ "Homewaters". University of Washington Press. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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