PrairyErth (a Deep Map)
PrairyErth (a Deep Map) by William Least Heat Moon, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 1999, is a detailed exploration of Chase County, Kansas. This reissue spans 624 pages and is presented in English. The book offers an in-depth look at the landscape, history, and ecology of this sparsely populated region, emphasizing the intricate relationship between the land and its inhabitants.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem, including its flora, fauna, and the cultural narratives that shape the area. The work delves into the natural and human history of the Midwest, inviting reflection on the broader themes of place and identity. Through his journey, Least Heat Moon captures the essence of a specific locale while connecting it to larger concepts of nature and community.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. By the author of Blue Highways, PrairyErth is “a majestic survey of land and time and people in a single county of the Kansas plains” (Hungry Mind Review).
William Least Heat-Moon travels by car and on foot into the core of our continent, focusing on the landscape and history of Chase County–a sparsely populated tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of central Kansas–exploring its land, plants, animals, and people until this small place feels as large as the universe.
Called a “modern-day Walden” by the Chicago Sun-Times, PrairyErth is a journey through place, through time, and into the human mind from the acclaimed author of Here, There, Elsewhere: Stories from the Road.
“A sense of the American grain that will give [PrairyErth] a permanent place in the literature of our country.”–Paul Theroux, New York Times
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