A celebration of the earth and the human relationship with it examines fifty thousand years of Aboriginal spiritual experience, discussing the Aborigines' totems, waterfalls, caves, and myths
James Cowan (born 1942) is an Australian author. James Cowan is author of a number of internationally acclaimed books, including A Troubadour's Testament and Letters from A Wild State. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for his novel, A Mapmaker's Dream. His work has been translated into seventeen languages.