The driftless land
Subtitle: spirit of place in the Upper Mississippi Valley
By: by Kevin Koch
Publisher: Southeast Missouri State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cape Girardeau, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780982248966
Subjects: Natural history; Description and travel
Description: "A collection of essays by Kevin Koch, is a search for the spirit of place among the bluffs, woodlands, and prairies of the upper Mississippi River valley."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-212).
Table of contents: title: Reading the earth; title: Introduction : the driftless land; title: The rivers that bring us together; title: Winter here; title: Ice age!; title: Sacred place : the landscape of memory; title: Chasing Black Hawk; title: Maquoketa Caves : the landscape beneath; title: Spring here; title: Mississippi refuge; title: Whitewater-Lost Canyon; title: Kickapoo Valley Reserve; title: Summer here; title: The Savanna Army Depot : what lies buried; title: Hiking the driftless : lessons in solitude and companionship; title: The mountain that soaks in the water; title: Autumn here; title: Manitoumie. Sinsinawa; title: Where the earth breathes : a vow of stability; title: Driftless; title: Sources.