Crossing Open Ground - Softcover

Lopez, Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679721835 ISBN 13: 9780679721833

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989

Synopsis

In Crossing Open Ground, Barry Lopez weaves an invigorating spell as he searches for meaning and purpose in the natural environment.

Here, he travels through the American Southwest and Alaska, discussing endangered wildlife and forgotten cultures. Through his crystalline vision, Lopez urges us toward a new attitude, a re-enchantment with the world that is vital to our sense of place, our well-being . . . our very survival.

About this title

About the Author

BARRY LOPEZ is the author of three collections of essays, including Horizon; several story collections; Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award; Of Wolves and Men, a National Book Award finalist; and Crow and Weasel, a novella-length fable. He contributed regularly to both American and foreign journals and traveled to more than seventy countries to conduct research. He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and National Science Foundations and was honored by a number of institutions for his literary, humanitarian, and environmental work. He died in 2020.

www.barrylopez.com

From the Back Cover

Barry Lopez, winner of the 1986 American Book Award for 'Arctic Dreams, ' weaves the same invigorating spell in 'Crossing Open Ground.' Through his crystalline vision, Lopez urges us toward a new attitude, a re-enchantment with the world that is vital to our sense of place, our well-being...our very survival.

From the Inside Flap

ravels through the American Southwest and Alaska, discussing endangered wildlife and forgotten cultures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679721835
• ISBN 13: 9780679721833
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224