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Stilwater
Rafael de Grenade
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Description for Stilwater
Paperback. "A young woman is airlifted to join a small crew on an abandoned Australian cattle station and drags feral cattle in from the wild, resulting in a spellbinding story that challenges notions of wildness and domestication, contrasting the pastoral with the brutality of modern ranching"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 357.
The spellbinding true story of a young woman's adventure in the Australian outback as she joins a small crew on an abandoned cattle station and drags feral cattle in from the wild. One thousand square miles of coastal scrub--inundated by monsoon floods in summer, baked dry in winter, and filled with the most deadly animals in the world--Stilwater seems an unlikely home for a cattle operation. But in the countless miles beyond the station compound roam tens of thousands of cows, many entirely feral from a long period of neglect. Rafael has been hired, along with a ragged crew ... Read more
The spellbinding true story of a young woman's adventure in the Australian outback as she joins a small crew on an abandoned cattle station and drags feral cattle in from the wild. One thousand square miles of coastal scrub--inundated by monsoon floods in summer, baked dry in winter, and filled with the most deadly animals in the world--Stilwater seems an unlikely home for a cattle operation. But in the countless miles beyond the station compound roam tens of thousands of cows, many entirely feral from a long period of neglect. Rafael has been hired, along with a ragged crew ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, United States
ISBN
9781571313140
SKU
V9781571313140
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Rafael de Grenade
Rafael de Grenade grew up on a rural farm in the foothills of the Santa Maria Mountains outside of Prescott, AZ. She began working for the rugged Cross U Ranch in north central Arizona at age 13 -- riding, branding, shoeing horses, and gathering cows. Her diverse and place-based education helped her to develop a deep understanding of the farm ... Read more
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