From Where We Stand - Recovering a Sense of Place (Paperback)

Why does a particular landscape move us? What is it that attaches us to a particular place? Tall's From Where We Stand is an eloquent exploration of the connections we have with places-and the loss to us if there are no such connections. A typically rootless child of several American suburbs, Tall set out to make a true home for herself in the landscape that circumstance had brought her-the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. In a mosaic of personal anecdotes, historical sketches, and lyrical meditations, she interweaves her own story with the story of this place and its people-from the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois, to European settlers, to the many utopians who sensed and were inspired by a spiritual resonance here. This edition includes an introduction by William Kittredge and a foreword by Stephen Kuusisto, both highlighting the book's significance and Tall's exquisite skill in tracing the relationship between homelands and storytelling.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Deborah Tall
Foreword by:	Stephen Kuusisto
Introduction by:	William Kittredge
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-1072-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Biography > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8156-1072-6
Barcode:	9780815610724

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