A Fabled Land: the Story of Canterbury's Famous Mesopotamia Stations - 150 Years of Station Life

he historic Mesopotamia Station is located in mid-Canterbury at the headwaters of the magnificent Rangitata gorge. ‘Mesopotamia', named by Samuel Butler in 1860, means ‘the land between two rivers': it lies between the Rangitata and Forest Creek rivers. Author Bruce Ansley has brilliantly captured the spirit of this great sheep station: from the early pioneers who first braved its harsh winters and searing summers to the ingenuity and drive of the present-day owners, the Prouting family. His description of the landscape is at once poetic and immediate and magnificent, taking the reader right to the heart of the high country.

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