The Blue Plateau - An Australian Pastoral (Paperback)

Located in the Blue Mountains southwest of Sydney, the Blue Plateau is a contrary collection of canyons and creeks, cow paddocks and eucalyptus forests, the first people and ranchers. This book reveals the plateau through its inhabitants: the Gundungurra people who were there first and still remain; the Maxwell family, who tried, but failed, to tame the land; the affable, impoverished, often drunken ranchers and firefighters; and the author himself, a poet trying to insinuate his citified self into a rugged landscape defined by drought, fire, and scarcity. Like the works of Peter Mathiessen, Barry Lopez, and William Least Heat-Moon, "The Blue Plateau" is a deep examination of place that transcends genre, incorporating poetry, people's history, ecology, mythology, and memoir to reveal how humanity and nature intertwine to create a home. Elegiac and intimately composed, this vivid portrait of a rugged wilds expands readers' sense of the place they call home.

General

Imprint:	Milkweed Editions
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	October 2009
Authors:	Mark Tredinnick
Dimensions:	217 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-57131-320-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57131-320-6
Barcode:	9781571313201

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