{"product_id":"ghosts-of-an-old-forest-essays-on-midwestern-rural-heritage-hardback-9781606354933","title":"Ghosts of an Old Forest; Essays on Midwestern Rural Heritage (Hardback) 9781606354933","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGhosts of an Old Forest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays on Midwestern Rural Heritage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeborah Fleming (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781606354933\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Ohio counties of the Alleghany Plateau, 9th-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 \u003cem\u003eResurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio's Natural Landscape,\u003c\/em\u003e persuasively and passionately argues for protecting these vestiges of the region's natural and rural history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFleming 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.\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is an evocative collection, which traces Ohio's natural and cultural history—and serves as an urgent call to preserve its splendor.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52621267501336,"sku":"9781606354933","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ghosts-of-an-old-forest-essays-on-midwestern-rural-heritage-hardback-9781606354933","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}