Stilwater - Finding Wild Mercy in the Outback

"A young woman is airlifted to join a small crew on an abandoned Australian cattle station and drags feral cattle in from the wild, resulting in a spellbinding story that challenges notions of wildness and domestication, contrasting the pastoral with the brutality of modern ranching"--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Rafael de Grenade grew up on a rural farm in the foothills of the Santa Maria Mountains outside of Prescott, AZ. She began working for the rugged Cross U Ranch in north central Arizona at age 13 — riding, branding, shoeing horses, and gathering cows. Her diverse and place-based education helped her to develop a deep understanding of the farm and the Southwest and her place as a land steward, artist, scientist, and writer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies from Prescott College, plus a Master of Fine Arts in creative nonfiction and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Arizona. She has traveled in many countries, seeking to understand the complexities of the people-place relationship in the context of a globalizing world. Rafael divides her time with her husband, Jaime, and daughter, Soraya, between the Southwest of the United States and Chile.

Summary

Stilwater: Finding Mercy in the Outback suffuses us with salt and scrub and blood, blurring the line between domestic and feral in wondrous, unsettling ways.

Product details

• Authors: Rafael de Grenade, Rafael Routson De Grenade, Rafael de Grenade
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.07.2014
• EAN: 9781571313140
• ISBN: 978-1-57131-314-0
• Weight: 354 g
• Illustrations: B&W photos
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / Animals / Horses, TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, Travel & holiday, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Horses & ponies: general interest