By turns open and secretive, generous and mean, sanguine and despairing, the lover struggles with forces loosed within. Conventional piety, the bonds of friendship, and the demands of work and family can be rendered insignificant in the wake of passion. This transcendent force can destroy or redeem, an ambiguity that is the central theme in these five novels. In this theme, some of the state's most fertile thinkers explore our relationship to Hoosier land, history and ethnic diversity. Essays About Indiana, including works by Mari Evans, Scott Russell Sanders, and Michael Martone, is the centerpiece for a discussion about Indiana identity.
All readings encourage readers to discuss their views of the state.
Essays About Indiana ed. Among the pioneers who poured into this region in the early 18th century are many heroes and heroines. The figures represented in this series are real and legendary. The narratives chronicle Mary Draper Ingles, frontierswoman and Mike Fink, riverboatsman. Other fictional characters epitomize the heroism of those who carved pathways into this unknown territory.