Looking for hickories : the forgotten wildness of the rural Midwest

From The Publisher: A New Voice Reveals The Unique Character Of The Upper Midwest. In The Spirit Of Other Writers Who Share An Affinity For The Natural World-authors Such As Robert Frost, Emerson, And Bill Bryson-looking For Hickories Is Tom Springer's Ode To The People, Natural Beauty, And Lore Of The Midwest, A Place Where Bustling Communities Neighbor A Fragile Mosaic Of Quiet Woods, Fertile Meadows, And Miles Of Farmland. Touching And Humorous By Turns, Looking For Hickories Captures The Essence Of The Upper Midwest's Character With Subjects Particular To The Region Yet Often Universal In Theme, From Barn Building To Land Preservation To The Neglected Importance Of Various Trees In The Landscape. Like Frost's Best Poems, Springer's Essays Often Begin With Delight And End In Wisdom. They Mingle A Generosity Of Spirit And The Childlike Pleasure Of Discovery With A Grown-up Sense Of A Time And A Place, If Not Lost, Then In Danger Of Disappearing Altogether-things To Treasure And Preserve For Today And Tomorrow. Roots, Nuts, And Branches -- Looking For Hickories: Rediscovering The Virtues Of An American Icon -- Forgotten Fossils From A Local World -- Trees Can Lead You Home -- Best Wild Fruit You Never Tasted -- Osage Orange: The Tree That Won The Midwest -- Sassafras: The Savor (and Savior) Of Neglected Places -- Rediscoveries And Redeployments -- All This And Heaven, Too -- In Land Trusts We Trust -- In Nature, The Straight Line Leads To Perdition -- Ticked Off By Guineas -- Caretakers And Characters -- Streets, Trees, And A Rare Engineer Who Loves Them Both -- From Local Acorns, Mighty Oaks (and Gorgeous Guitars) Grow -- New Ciderhouse Rules -- Trees For Sale -- Forgotten Waters -- Blessing Beside And Beneath Me -- Another Bend In The River -- Winter, Death, And Other Country Pleasures -- Death Of A Small Town Salesman -- Understanding Winter -- What's Right About The Night -- It's True-you May Already Be A Winner. Tom Springer. A masterfully written collection that establishes a new voice for the spirit of the upper Midwest and Michigan and offers a fresh look at the landscape as well as the everyday lives of the people who make up the region's small communities| A new voice reveals the unique character of the upper Midwest In the spirit of other writers who share an affinity for the natural world—-authors such as Robert Frost, Emerson, and Bill Bryson—- Looking for Hickories is Tom Springer's ode to the people, natural beauty, and lore of the Midwest, a place where bustling communities neighbor a fragile mosaic of quiet woods, fertile meadows, and miles of farmland. Touching and humorous by turns, Looking for Hickories captures the essence of the upper Midwest's character with subjects particular to the region yet often universal in theme, from barn building to land preservation to the neglected importance of various trees in the landscape. Like Frost's best poems, Springer's essays often begin with delight and end in wisdom. They mingle a generosity of spirit and the childlike pleasure of discovery with a grown-up sense of a time and a place, if not lost, then in danger of disappearing altogether—-things to treasure and preserve for today and tomorrow.