Overview
While living in the Presidio National Park, Leslie Carol Roberts became enchanted with the park's 125-year old forest, native plant and habitat restoration, serpentine rock formations, and wild beaches just outside the Golden Gate. Roberts unearths stories of scientists, spiritualists, and artists around the globe engaged with specific and peculiar places, from the Indiana Dunes to Tasmanian euc forests to the work of landscape painters, to Iowa classrooms in this memoir pursuing an understanding what it means to live a life of creativity and creation.
Full Product Details
Author: Leslie Carol Roberts
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Imprint: University of Nevada Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.285kg
ISBN: 9781948908078
ISBN 10: 1948908077
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 30 April 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The book paints a sharp picture of the natural and historical aspects of the Presidio, which acts as platform that inspires broader consideration of the environment.... There is a certain beauty and elegance in Roberts's words and the rhythm and cadence of her writing. All the while, her text exudes a deep love and respect for the world around her. Simply put, Here Is Where I Walk is a breath of fresh air. -- (04/01/2019)
The book paints a sharp picture of the natural and historical aspects of the Presidio, which acts as platform that inspires broader consideration of the environment.... There is a certain beauty and elegance in Roberts's words and the rhythm and cadence of her writing. All the while, her text exudes a deep love and respect for the world around her. Simply put, Here Is Where I Walk is a breath of fresh air. --Foreword Reviews
Roberts expertly crafts a narrative both of the places she's traveled and the events that have shaped her own emotional terrain. --Library Journal ... a wonderful combination of scientific thought and poetic expression.--Seattle Book Review The book paints a sharp picture of the natural and historical aspects of the Presidio, which acts as platform that inspires broader consideration of the environment.... There is a certain beauty and elegance in Roberts's words and the rhythm and cadence of her writing. All the while, her text exudes a deep love and respect for the world around her. Simply put, Here Is Where I Walk is a breath of fresh air. --Foreword Reviews
Author Information
Leslie Carol Roberts is an author, journalist and essayist. She has written hundreds of articles and essays for publications, including the Bellevue Literary Review, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Sydney Morning Herald Bangkok Nation, the Baltimore Sun. Roberts teaches at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California where she is Professor and Chair of the MFA Writing Program. She lives in the Presidio National Park with her two children.
