Springer Mountain

Meditations on Killing and Eating

By Wyatt Williams | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

About the book

Drawing on years of investigative reporting, Wyatt Williams offers a powerful look at why we kill and eat animals. In order to understand why we eat meat, the restaurant critic and journalist investigated factory farms, learned to hunt game, worked on a slaughterhouse kill floor, and partook in Indigenous traditions of whale eating in Alaska. In Springer Mountain, he tells about his experiences while charting the history of meat eating and vegetarianism.

Williams shows how mysteries springing up from everyday experiences can lead us into the big questions of life while examining the irreconcilable differences between humans and animals. Springer Mountain is a thought-provoking work, one that reveals how what we eat tells us who we are.

Editions of Springer Mountain

Paperback
ISBN 9781469665481
EBook
ISBN 9781469665498
PDF
ISBN 9798890861948

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Drawing on years of investigative reporting, Wyatt Williams offers a powerful look at why we kill and eat animals. In order to understand why we eat meat, the restaurant critic and journalist investigated factory farms, learned to hunt game, worked on a slaughterhouse kill floor, and partook in Indigenous traditions of whale eating in Alaska. In Springer Mountain, he tells about his experiences while charting the history of meat eating and vegetarianism.

Williams shows how mysteries springing up from everyday experiences can lead us into the big questions of life while examining the irreconcilable differences between humans and animals. Springer Mountain is a thought-provoking work, one that reveals how what we eat tells us who we are.

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What is Springer Mountain about?

Drawing on years of investigative reporting, Wyatt Williams offers a powerful look at why we kill and eat animals. In order to understand why we eat meat, the restaurant critic and journalist investigated factory farms, learned to hunt game, worked on a slaughterhouse kill floor, and partook in Indigenous traditions of whale eating in Alaska. In Springer Mountain, he tells about his experiences while charting the history of meat eating and vegetarianism.

Williams shows how mysteries springing up from everyday experiences can lead us into the big questions of life while examining the irreconcilable differences between humans and animals. Springer Mountain is a thought-provoking work, one that reveals how what we eat tells us who we are.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Springer Mountain?

Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure > Cookery / food and drink / food writing / cookbooks

Where can I read a sample of Springer Mountain?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469665481

How long is Springer Mountain and how many pages does it have?

Springer Mountain has 128 page(s)

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Springer Mountain?

Wyatt Williams

Who is the Publisher of the book Springer Mountain?

The University of North Carolina Press

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Springer Mountain is available as paperback(ISBN 9781469665481) and ebook(ISBN 9781469665498) and pdf(ISBN 9798890861948)

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