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portada The Backwoods of Everywhere: Words from a Wandering Local
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2022
Language
English
Pages
260
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.1x13.2x1.8 cm
Weight
0.48 kg.
ISBN13
9781948814614
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The Backwoods of Everywhere: Words from a Wandering Local

R. E. Burrillo (Author) · Torrey House Press · Paperback

The Backwoods of Everywhere: Words from a Wandering Local - Burrillo, R. E.

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Synopsis "The Backwoods of Everywhere: Words from a Wandering Local"

"Burillo...reminds us to be vexed, amused, and serious about the mark we put on the world."--CRAIG CHILDSThroughout personal essays spiked with humor and natural science, archaeologist R. E. Burrillo widens his range beyond his popular Behind the Bears Ears. After an upstate New York childhood and a bartending stint in New Orleans' French Quarter, seasonal resort work led R. E. Burrillo to the desert Southwest, whose redrock landscapes were a source of stability through mental and physical illness. In The Backwoods of Everywhere, archaeologist Burrillo excavates his past, examining Indigenous and tourist cultures, the complexities of American archaeology, and what it means to be a local. From the ancient canal systems of Phoenix, Arizona, to the modern Mayan communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, to the depths of the Grand Canyon, Burrillo brings readers on an entertaining romp chock-full of history, ecology, cultural preservation, and personal stories. In the vein of Bill Bryson, Tim Cahill, and Ellen Meloy, Burrillo's is a fresh voice in humor-spiked nature writing and cultural commentary. Running throughout the wide-ranging topics of The Backwoods of Everywhere are themes of place and locality, and how these vary between cultures and individuals. Marrying the intensely personal with the complex and technical, Burrillo's candid voice brings humor, wonder, irony, and wit to each thought-provoking essay.

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