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03256aam a2200469 i 4500 001 2568E28C673311EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231010010145 008 210416t20212020cauab e 000 0deng 010 $a 2021007886 020 $a 1640095004 020 $a 9781640095007 035 $a (OCoLC)1238191699 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TOH $d OCLCO $d JAS $d UOK $d YDX $d UIB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk-st 050 00 $a S522.G7 $b L38 2021 082 00 $a 630.9414/7 $2 23 100 1 $a Laurie, Patrick, $e author. 240 10 $a Native. 245 10 $a Galloway : $b life in a vanishing landscape / $c Patrick Laurie ; with an introduction by Nick Offerman. 250 $a First Counterpoint edition. 264 1 $a Berkeley, California : $b Counterpoint, $c 2021. 300 $a xxi, 246 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 21 cm 500 $a First published as Native : life in a vanishing landscape in Great Britain in 2020 by Birlinn Ltd. 505 0 $a Beginnings -- Granite -- Hills -- Whaup -- Grass -- Crop -- Calves -- Hay -- Bull -- Harvest -- Mart -- Endings. 520 $a "Galloway, an ancient town in an obscure corner of Scotland, has a proud and unique heritage based on hardy cattle and wide moors. But as the twentieth century progressed, the people of Galloway deserted the land and the moors have been transformed into commercial forest. Desperate to connect with his native land, Patrick Laurie plunges into work on his family farm. Investing in the oldest and most traditional breeds of Galloway cattle, he begins to discover how cows once shaped people, places and nature in this remote and half-hidden place. This traditional breed requires different methods of care from modern farming on an industrial, totally unnatural scale. As the cattle begin to dictate the pattern of his life, Patrick stumbles upon the passing of an ancient rural heritage. The new forests have driven the catastrophic decline of the much-loved curlew, a bird which features strongly in Galloway's consciousness. The links between people, cattle and wild birds become a central theme as Patrick begins to face the reality of life in a vanishing landscape. Exploring the delicate balance between farming and conservation while recounting an extraordinarily powerful personal story, Galloway delves into the relationship between people and places under pressure in the modern world"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Laurie, Patrick. 650 0 $a Farm life $z Galloway. $z Galloway. 650 0 $a Traditional farming $z Galloway. $z Galloway. 650 0 $a Agricultural conservation $z Galloway. $z Galloway. 650 0 $a Commercial forests $x Environmental aspects $z Galloway. $z Galloway. 650 0 $a Curlews $x Conservation $z Galloway. $z Galloway. 650 0 $a Galloway cattle $x Breeding $z Galloway. $z Galloway. 650 0 $a Cattle breeders $z Scotland $v Biography. 651 0 $a Galloway (Scotland) $x Rural conditions. 651 0 $a Galloway (Scotland) $x Environmental conditions. 700 1 $a Offerman, Nick, $d 1970- $e writer of introduction. 941 $a 1 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032139.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2568E28C673311EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search