The Mountain
Journeys in High Places
$56.67
- Paperback
226 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2025
Summary
Exploring the complex kinship between mountains and human thought, traditions, and ways of being
Since antiquity, mountains have captured the human imagination. The Mountain takes readers into higher realms, exploring the complex kinship between mountains and human thought, traditions, and ways of being. Told through the author’s own journeys, the narrative ranges across cultures and iconic naturalists to consider how varied ideas and experiences related to m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781647692261 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1647692261 |
| Author: | Robin Patten |
| Publisher: | University of Utah Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | University of Utah Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 226 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“This book combines beautiful nature writing with scientific observations to overcome the dichotomy between feelings and rational thought, to encourage a more comprehensive and deeply felt experience of the natural world.”—Edwin Bernbaum, author of Sacred Mountains of the World
Robin Patten
A freelance writer, naturalist, and teacher, Robin Patten has spent years exploring and writing about some of the world’s great mountains. She received the John Burroughs Nature Essay Award for “The Carcass Chronicle.” Her writing has appeared in The Guardian and The Georgia Review, among others.
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