A River without Banks
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- Synopsis
- A River without Banks chronicles one family's journey to Idaho, with all of its uncertainties, promises, and hopes. The book explores their encounters with a place still partly wild, whose communities and landscapes teach them how to respect the earth and each other. William Johnson's essays move from a family vacation spent observing moose, to a comparison of the creation myths from Genesis and the Nez Perce, to watching a raptor seeking prey. Johnson meditates on how places, animals, and people teach us "how to see, and how we do, and don't, belong." In prose that reveals a poet's eye, Johnson examines how family relationships affect how we see the natural world. He explores the power of words to divide and to heal. He illuminates the challenges of sustaining a vital relationship with a home place. A River without Banks will appeal to readers interested in the literature of place, ecology, natural history, indigenous culture, and conservation.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 160 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780870715822
- Publisher:
- Oregon State University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/01/12
- Copyrighted By:
- William Johnson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Travel, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Jon Pielaet
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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