Zen of the Plains

Zen of the Plains Experiencing Wild Western Places - Southwestern Nature Writing Series

Hardback (30 May 2014)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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" and ask larger, deeper questions such as: how do people experience the world? How do we shape places and how do places shape us? Above all, what does it mean to experience that exhilarating effect known as Zen of the plains?

Book information

ISBN: 9781574415520
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Imprint: University of North Texas Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 978
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xi, 269
Weight: 554g
Height: 238mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 29mm