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"In 1992 author Douglas Preston and his wife and daughter rode horseback across 400 miles of desert in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. They were retracing the route of a Navajo deity, the Slayer of Alien Gods, on his quest to restore beauty and balance to the Earth. More than a travelogue, Preston's account of their "one tough journey, luminously remembered" (Kirkus Reviews) is a tale of two cultures meeting in a sacred land and is "like traveling across unknown territory with Lewis and Clark to the Pacific" (Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee)."--Amazon.com. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The travelogue follows a path of Monster Slayer and his brother, Born for Water, took through a Navajo creation story. Preston, his fianc̩e and her little girl, travel on horseback and camp through four hundred miles of trails, beginning at Navajo Mountain, Utah, travelling on through Monument Valley, across the Utah Strip and Chinle Valley, and on to Canyon de Chelly, the Lukachukai Mountains, ultimately to finish in Shiprock, New Mexico. The accounts of people they meet throughout their journey and the way the author skillfully weaves in the history and mystery of the place is what makes Talking to the Ground such a riveting read.
As someone who has spent a significant amount of time on the Navajo Nation, I was impressed by the research and life experience that went into the story, which brought the bits and pieces of legends I have heard throughout my own life together in a more cohesive way. It is a magnificent journey over a desolate, yet obviously animated land. In fact, going on and off the reservation I have always felt the energy change, and this book helps to explain that shift in a deeply meaningful way. The journey and the resulting book by Douglas Preston is an inspiring achievement. ( )