The Anthropology Of Turquoise
by Meloy, Ellen
In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise--the color and the gem--to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape. From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with Meloy through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration. Her keen vision makes us look anew at ancestral mountains, turquoise seas, and even motel swimming pools. She introduces us to Navajo "velvet grandmothers" whose attire and aesthetics absorb the vivid palette of their homeland, as well as to Persians who consider turquoise the life-saving equivalent of a bullet-proof vest. Throughout, Meloy invites us to appreciate along with her the endless surprises in all of life and celebrates the seduction to be found in our visual surroundings.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Pantheon, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on title page: "For Brenda, May these words reach your luminous heart, Ellen Meloy." A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. Fine book in very near fine jacket. Meloy's books are uncommonly found signed; tragically she died at only 58. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology,… Read more about this item Item Price
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