{"product_id":"edge-of-awe-experiences-of-the-malheur-steens-country-paperback","title":"Edge of Awe: Experiences of the Malheur-Steens Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan L. Contreras\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kittredge\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling anthology gathers together personal impressions of the Malheur-Steens country of southeastern Oregon, known for its birding opportunities, its natural beauty and remoteness, and, more recently, for the 2016 armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Contributors of poetry and narrative nonfiction include biologists, students, tourists, birders, and local residents, thus reflecting the perspectives of both visitors and residents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdge of Awe\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the immense variety of human experience in the Malheur-Steens region. This high-desert marsh country has long been a place of human habitation, work, and recreation, but this compendium is weighted toward the writing of visitors over the past one hundred years. It encompasses a wide range of experiences, such as fishing the Blitzen River, attending the Steens Running Camp, leading a mule train on Steens mountain, looking for rare migrant birds, boating on the great marshes, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anyone who has visited the awe-inspiring Malheur-Steens country or plans to do so, and anyone with an interest in the region, will find inspiration in this literary companion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTRIBUTORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chas Biederman \u003cbr\u003e Charles E. Bendire \u003cbr\u003e Greg Bryant \u003cbr\u003e Sean Burns \u003cbr\u003e Alan L. Contreras \u003cbr\u003e Harry Fuller \u003cbr\u003e Ira N. Gabrielson \u003cbr\u003e Quinton Hallett \u003cbr\u003e Ada Hastings Hedges \u003cbr\u003e David Hedges \u003cbr\u003e Hendrik Herlyn \u003cbr\u003e Meli Hull \u003cbr\u003e William Kittredge \u003cbr\u003e Ursula K. Le Guin \u003cbr\u003e Maitreya \u003cbr\u003e David B. Marshall \u003cbr\u003e John F. Marshall \u003cbr\u003e Tom McAllister \u003cbr\u003e Thomas C. Meinzen \u003cbr\u003e Peter Pearsall \u003cbr\u003e Dallas Lore Sharp \u003cbr\u003e William Stafford \u003cbr\u003e Noah K. Strycker \u003cbr\u003e Peter Walker \u003cbr\u003e Ellen Waterston \u003cbr\u003e C.E.S. Wood\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAN L. CONTRERAS is a fourth-generation Oregonian who has been visiting the Malheur-Steens region for five decades. A graduate of the University of Oregon and its law school, he is retired from work in higher education. He is the author of several books published by Oregon State University Press, including \u003ci\u003eAfield\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBirds of Oregon, \u003c\/i\u003e and has also published three poetry collections, a book on state regulation of colleges, and others. He lives in Eugene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758112964896,"sku":"9780870719615","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8ab1857d4c96601dce6f5f9bc74005c.webp?v=1780118344","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/edge-of-awe-experiences-of-the-malheur-steens-country-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}