Driftless Land Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi Valley

Name: Driftless Land Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi Valley
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ISBN: 9780982248966

ISBN-10: 0982248962

ISBN-13: 9780982248966

Edition: 2010

Authors: Kevin Koch

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"The Driftless Land", a collection of essays by Kevin Koch, is a search for a spirit of place among the bluffs, woodlands, and prairies of the upper Mississippi River valley. The Midwest is commonly known for its flatlands, for oceans of corn pressing toward the horizon beneath a big sky. Lesser known are the steep hills and bluffs, the ravines and towering rock outcroppings where the upper Mississippi carves its meandering path. These rugged lands amid the prairies are known as the Driftless Area, a 20,000 square-mile region in northeast Iowa, northwest Illinois, southeast Minnesota, and southwest and central Wisconsin, bypassed by most of the glaciers. Koch observes, "You can 'love…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Southeast Missouri State University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English