Blessings of the Waters

"Blessings of the Waters: From Glaciers to the Sea" is due to be published in November 2026 by George F. Thompson Publishing. See details at: https://gftbooks.com/blessings-of-the-waters-from-glaciers-to-the-sea/

        This 160-page hard cover book is James K. Papp’s stunning and deeply felt homage to the waters in Washington State, where he has lived and worked for several decades. In addition to being a celebration of the waters’ beauty, it is an effort to illustrate its vital importance to the diverse communities that depend on its abundance. The book includes informative and heartfelt essays by the author, who had a long career in the maritime industry, poet and writer Rena Priest, a prominent member of the Lummi tribe, Margaret Baumgartner, an environmental advocate, and Mike Moore, the former USCG Captain of the Port, Sector Puget Sound. Together they provide historic as well as contemporary perspectives on water. It is a call to readers to consider their own relationship to this essential resource and how they might find effective means to conserve it.

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