{"product_id":"9781571313201","title":"The Blue Plateau: An Australian Pastoral","description":"\u003cp\u003eLocated in the Blue Mountains southwest of Sydney, the Blue Plateau is a contrary collection of canyons and creeks, cow paddocks and eucalyptus forests, the first people and ranchers. This book reveals the plateau through its inhabitants: the Gundungurra people who were there first and still remain; the Maxwell family, who tried, but failed, to tame the land; the affable, impoverished, often drunken ranchers and firefighters; and the author himself, a poet trying to insinuate his citified self into a rugged landscape defined by drought, fire, and scarcity. Like the works of Peter Mathiessen, Barry Lopez, and William Least Heat-Moon, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Plateau\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep examination of place that transcends genre, incorporating poetry, people’s history, ecology, mythology, and memoir to reveal how humanity and nature intertwine to create a home. Elegiac and intimately composed, this vivid portrait of a rugged wilds expands readers’ sense of the place they call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054548173040,"sku":"9781571313201","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571313201_p0.jpg?v=1769900249","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571313201","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}