Goat Song is the story of a year in the life of a couple who abandoned their one-bedroom apartment in New York City to live on seventy-five acres in Vermont and raise Nubian goats. In poetic, reverent detail, Brad Kessler explores our ancient relationship to the land and our gradual alienation from the animals that feed us. His fascinating account traces his journey of choosing the goats and learning how to breed, milk, and care for them. As Kessler begins to live the life of a herder, he encounters the pastoral roots of so many aspects of Western culture–how our diet, our alphabet, our religions, poetry, and economy all grew out of a pastoralist setting, a life lived among hoofed animals.
Author: Brad Kessler
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 06/08/2010
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781416561002
Language: English
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