The Lightning Field: Travels in and around New Mexico - Hardcover
by Robert Eaton
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert EatonTheme:Cultural Region/Southwest U.S., Cultural Region/Western U.S.Publish date:11/3/2023Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Robert EatonISBN-13:9798988611189UPC:9798988611189Book Category:Travel, History, NatureBook Subcategory:United States, EssaysBook Topic:West, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SC6BG968J9
The Lightning Field is a series of portraits of people and out-of-the-way places in New Mexico and, occasionally, neighboring states. Eaton ranges throughout the region, and few of his destinations are on the standard tourist itinerary-this is not the New Mexico of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, or Taos. We spend a day at a huge work of minimalist land art near Quemado, a weekend at an isolated Benedictine monastery near Abiquiu, and a winter in the haunting and disconcerting isolation of Chaco Canyon. The author skillfully weaves accounts of his contemporary travels and experiences with historical anecdotes and vivid descriptions of the landscape to capture the spirit of this unpopulated country, from the stark beauty of the high plains of northeastern New Mexico to the remote border country of the Boot Heel in the southwestern corner of the state.
The Lightning Field was originally published in 1995 by Johnson Books of Boulder, Colorado. This revised edition includes the author's minor corrections and edits to the original text.
The Lightning Field was originally published in 1995 by Johnson Books of Boulder, Colorado. This revised edition includes the author's minor corrections and edits to the original text.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Robert EatonISBN-13:9798988611189UPC:9798988611189Book Category:Travel, History, NatureBook Subcategory:United States, EssaysBook Topic:West, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SC6BG968J9
Eaton, Robert: - Many years ago Robert Eaton earned a master's degree in nonfiction writing from the University of Iowa and a law degree from the University of New Mexico. He worked for more than thirty years as an attorney for the United States Department of the Interior in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Lakewood, Colorado; and Washington, DC. Now retired, he lives outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also the author of Circling the Wolf's Head: Travels and Encounters around Lake Superior (2023). For more information, please visit robert-eaton.com.
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