Ghosts of an Old Forest: Essays on Midwestern Rural Heritage

by Fleming, Deborah
ISBN: 9781606354933
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Overview

In the Ohio counties of the Alleghany Plateau, 19th-century barns hewn from old-growth wood rest near remnant forests, reminders of the state's deep agricultural roots and rich ecological past. Through fourteen linked, meditative essays, Deborah Fleming, author of the award-winning Resurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio's Natural Landscape, persuasively and passionately argues for protecting these vestiges of the region's natural and rural history.

Fleming describes domesticated and wild nature on her farm; delves into Ohio's rich history of agriculture; tackles the issues of litter and pollution; decries the practice of hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking"); and reflects on changes in communities bordering rivers, which are often the most exploited by extraction industries.

The result is an evocative collection, which traces Ohio's natural and cultural history--and serves as an urgent call to preserve its splendor.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Fleming, Deborah
  • ISBN: 9781606354933
  • Condition: New
  • Publication Year: 2025
Language: English

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