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Bezig met laden... Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch (2001)door Dan O'Brien
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is either a poignant, rather inspiring memoir of a person's search to give meaning to his life, or -- it's the longest. most sophisticated marketing brochure ever. I found myself comparing it favorably to Ivan Doig's sterling memoir, This House of Sky. Doig's memoir centers on his youth in Montana raising sheep, and this author's memoir is about his later adult life in South Dakota with bison, but the feeling of place and that deep connection with people and place is very similar, and, frankly, much appreciated by this reader. I am convinced that this is one of those rare books that both my wife and I would enjoy equally. ( ) .Dan OBrien es novelista, profesor de literatura y cetrero. Creció entre fábricas de neumáticos al noroeste de Ohio, pero siendo un crío contempló una imagen que marcaría su existencia: a través de la ventanilla trasera de un Chevrolet del 55 atisbó la desolada y sublime inmensidad de las Grandes Llanuras. Treinta años después compró allí un rancho y cambió de vida. Llegó con varios títulos universitarios y una inmensa biblioteca a un lugar en el que los libros no gozan de mucho prestigio. Se llevó un halcón como única arma para cazar en una tierra de impetuosos escopeteros. Y, para colmo, comenzó a hablar con sus vecinos sobre la importancia de preservar la fauna salvaje. Algunos pensaron que estaba loco y a otros les pareció un tipo peligroso. Desde aquel momento Dan OBrien trató de encontrar una forma de ganarse la vida en ese lugar bello e inhóspito. In a book that combines honest details about the bitter realities facing environmentalist ranchers with informative facts about wildlife, grass, and the struggles and rewards of raising Bison, Dan O’Brien manages to transform what might otherwise be a dull story story into one that tugs at the heartstrings. One of the first observations made in Buffalo for the Broken Heart gets to the figurative “heart” of the matter: the idea that, when it comes to the Great Plains, “it’s just a big, empty land” (6). Read the rest of this review at The Lost Entwife. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
For twenty years Dan O’Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O’Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, “short-necked, golden balls of wool,” O’Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes’ first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he’s describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O’Brien combines a novelist’s eye for detail with a naturalist’s understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)636.2920978391Technology Agriculture & related technologies Animal husbandry Cattle; Greater ruminants Camels transferred to 636.2 Bison Biography And History North America Western U.S.LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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