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A Northern Front: New and Selected Essays
Contributor(s): Hildebrand, John (Author)

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ISBN: 0873515285     ISBN-13: 9780873515283
Publisher: Borealis Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2005
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Annotation: In places as remote as Alaska's north slope and as familiar as a midwestern family farm there are tensions that exist between nature and the people who define a given land as home. People drawn to the wilderness are often moved to save it or resist it, depending on their desire for adventure or comfort, tradition or change, sustainability or profit. In sixteen elegant essays, award-winning writer and naturalist John Hildebrand takes a clear-eyed look at how these forces move and change the people and the land. Hildebrand writes of landscapes in dispute: Native Alaskan groups are pitted against each other over oil development, Hmong emigrants jostle locals in a public hunting ground, farmers battle a formidable company town and city hall. Nature itself is also in flux as timber wolves and sandhill cranes reclaim lost ground and a marine biologist gauges the effect of an invading species on previously undisturbed area.
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | United States - Midwest - West North Central (ia, Ks, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ne, Sd)
- Nature | Essays
- Social Science | Human Geography
Dewey: 304.2
LCCN: 2005001140
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.28" W x 8.22" L (0.94 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Midwest
- Topical - Ecology
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Minnesota Book Award, Winner, Nature, 2006
Review Citations: Booklist 04/01/2005 pg. 1328
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2005 pg. 400
 
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Hildebrand writes of landscapes in dispute: Native Alaskan groups are pitted against each other over oil development, Hmong emigrants jostle locals in a public hunting ground, farmers battle a formidable company town and city hall. Nature itself is also in flux as timber wolves and sandhill cranes reclaim lost ground and a marine biologist gauges the effect of an invading species on previously undisturbed areas.

A Northern Front reflects the day-by-day disappearance of wild places and the ever-changing face of the American landscape. Hildebrand's characters are unforgettable, and his stories gracefully capture the spirit of all people who care deeply about the land.
 
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