The Backwoods of Everywhere: Words From a Wandering Local
R. E. Burrillo
Feb 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Kyle Burrow
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Throughout personal essays spiked with humor and natural science, archaeologist R. E. Burrillo widens his range beyond his popular Behind the Bears Ears. After an upstate New York childhood and a bartending stint in New Orleans's French Quarter, seasonal resort work led R. E. Burrillo to the desert Southwest, whose redrock landscapes were a source of stability through mental and physical illness. In The Backwoods of Everywhere, archaeologist Burrillo excavates his past, examining Indigenous and tourist cultures, the complexities of American archaeology, and what it means to be a local. From the ancient canal systems of Phoenix, Arizona, to the modern Mayan communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, to the depths of the Grand Canyon, Burrillo brings listeners on an entertaining romp chock-full of history, ecology, cultural preservation, and personal stories. In the vein of Bill Bryson, Tim Cahill, and Ellen Meloy, Burrillo's is a fresh voice in humor-spiked nature writing and cultural commentary. Running throughout the wide-ranging topics of The Backwoods of Everywhere are themes of place and locality, and how these vary between cultures and individuals. Marrying the intensely personal with the complex and technical, Burrillo's candid voice brings humor, wonder, irony, and wit to each thought-provoking essay.
About the author
R. E. Burrillo is an archaeologist and conservation advocate. His book Behind the Bears Ears won the ForeWord INDIES Editor's Choice Prize in nonfiction. Burrillo's writing has appeared in Archaeology Southwest, Colorado Plateau Advocate, the Salt Lake Tribune, and elsewhere.
Kyle Burrow (they/them) is a California-born Chicago resident. They are a veteran of the stage scene with over ten years of stage experience and an alumni of the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Since making the transition to audio work they have been featured in various video games, podcasts, and audiobooks.
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