num_pages: 160
description: A work of nature writing and art that takes an unconventional approach to the flora and fauna of the Rust Belt. The essays, which are set in the industrial Midwest, are organized by the major arcana of Tarot cards. The chapter on The Fool tells of a bear harassed by car traffic; the Magician chapter follows a trout swimming through industrial rivers; the High Priestess section shows how climate change is threatening the habitat of the snowy owl. Exploring natural history through the Tarot provides readers with a new perspective on a regional landscape often dismissed as unremarkable, as well as our remarkable place in it.
language: English
title: Rust Belt Arcana: Tarot and Natural History in the Exurban Wilds
publisher: Belt Publishing