A Northern Front

New and Selected Essays

• Author(s): John Hildebrand,
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
• Pages: 207
• ISBN_10: 0873515285
  ISBN_13: 9780873515283
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Collections / Essays , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Nature / Essays , Social Science / Human Geography , Travel / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD) ,

Description:... 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.