
Zen of the Plains
Experiencing Wild Western Places
Tyra A. Olstad(Author)
University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Published on 31. March 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-57441-899-6 (ISBN)
Description
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?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Denton
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
40 b&w illus. 5 maps
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57441-899-6 (9781574418996)
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TYRA A. OLSTAD has worked as a seasonal park ranger, cave guide, and paleontology technician for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service in Arizona, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and Alaska. She is an alumna of Dartmouth College, the University of Wyoming, and Kansas State University and the author of Canyon, Mountain, Cloud: Absence and Longing in American Parks.