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Zen of the Plains: Experiencing Wild Western Places (Southwestern Nature Writing Series)
Tyra A. Olstad
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Description for Zen of the Plains: Experiencing Wild Western Places (Southwestern Nature Writing Series)
Hardcover. Series: Southwestern Nature Writing Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear “empty,” plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience—one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration.
In this series of narratives, photographs, and hand-drawn maps, Tyra Olstad blends scholarly research with first-hand observation to explore topics such as wildness and wilderness, travel and tourism, preservation and conservation, expectations and acceptance, and even dreams and reality in the context of parks, prairies, and wild, open places. In so doing, she invites readers to reconsider the meaning of “emptiness” ... Read more
Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear “empty,” plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience—one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration.
In this series of narratives, photographs, and hand-drawn maps, Tyra Olstad blends scholarly research with first-hand observation to explore topics such as wildness and wilderness, travel and tourism, preservation and conservation, expectations and acceptance, and even dreams and reality in the context of parks, prairies, and wild, open places. In so doing, she invites readers to reconsider the meaning of “emptiness” ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
Series
Southwestern Nature Writing Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Denton, United States
ISBN
9781574415520
SKU
V9781574415520
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Ref
99-1
About Tyra A. Olstad
Tyra A. Olstad has worked as a seasonal park ranger, cave guide, and paleontology technician for the National Park Service and US Forest Service in Arizona, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and Alaska. An alumna of Dartmouth College, the University of Wyoming, and Kansas State University, all USA, she currently teaches at SUNY Oneonta, USA.
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