| The Meadow Contributor(s): Galvin, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805027033 ISBN-13: 9780805027037 Publisher: Holt McDougal OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1993 Annotation: Galvin depicts the 100-year history of a meadow in the arid mountains of the Colorado/Wyoming border. He describes the seasons, weather, wildlife, and the few people who do not possess but are themselves possessed by this terrain. "Galvin blends fiction and fact into a haunting story . . . (a) careful, honest, and passionate exploration. . . ".--The New York Times Book Review. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91034277 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An American Library Association Notable Book In discrete disclosures joined with the intricacy of a spider's web, James Galvin depicts the hundred-year history of a meadow in the arid mountains of the Colorado/Wyoming border. Galvin describes the seasons, the weather, the wildlife, and the few people who do not possess but are themselves possessed by this terrain. In so doing he reveals an experience that is part of our heritage and mythology. For Lyle, Ray, Clara, and App, the struggle to survive on an independent family ranch is a series of blameless failures and unacclaimed successes that illuminate the Western character. The Meadow evokes a sense of place that can be achieved only by someone who knows it intimately. |
Contributor Bio(s): Galvin, James: - A beloved poet, celebrated nonfiction writer and novelist, James Galvin is the author of The Meadow. He teaches at the University of Iowa and divides his time between Iowa City and Tie Siding, Wyoming. |