Title: Western Clearings
Description: Kirkland moved west with her husband to Detroit in 1835, and they founded the town of Pinckney in Southeastern Michigan in 1837. She wrote two books while in Michigan; *A New Home; Who’ll Follow* and *Forest Life*. They returned to NYC in 1843, partly because her Pinckney neighbors were not pleased with her portrayal of them. Back in New York she wrote a third book about Michigan; *Western Clearings*, and went on to become a highly successful novelist.