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- North Writers II: Our Place in the Woods
- Book
- 1997
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
summary
This companion volume to the widely praised North Writers: A Strong Woods Collection features the work of a variety of authors-some new voices, some old friends-all of them writing about life in northern Minnesota. The essays included in North Writers II explore the special relationship that exists between the people of northern Minnesota and the rugged yet beautiful landscape that surrounds them. These writers consider the things that make living in the far north unique—the red earth of the Iron Range, the spectacular and forbidding wildness of Lake Superior’s North Shore, the elemental nature of climate and wilderness that tests one’s mettle. There are also the farms and towns of northern Minnesota, with their heritage of self-reliance and the insight that comes with it. Taken together, these essays provide an exploration of the character, the essence, the spirit of this northern country, as well as the mystique it holds for those from more hospitable climes.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xxi-xxii
- North From Duluth
- Postcards from Duluth
- pp. 3-15
- At the Edge of Town: Duluth, Minn.
- pp. 16-23
- Breaking the Ribbon
- pp. 24-27
- The North Shore
- pp. 28-36
- Our Place in the Woods
- Where I Ought to Be
- pp. 39-42
- From the Rio Grande to the Rainy
- pp. 43-52
- Open Spaces (excerpt)
- pp. 53-59
- Listening for the Esker's Song
- pp. 60-65
- The Tourist
- pp. 66-74
- The Red Earth
- The Red Dirt Ennobled Their Faces
- pp. 85-87
- Dear Folks
- pp. 88-101
- Next Wilderness
- pp. 102-106
- North Country Living
- Women in the Wood Smoke
- pp. 121-124
- Sugar Bush
- pp. 125-128
- Ice Harvest
- pp. 135-138
- Finding Symmetry in a Rock Pile
- pp. 139-143
- Sugar Camp
- pp. 144-150
- Everyone Talks about It
- pp. 151-159
- Solid Winter
- pp. 160-162
- The Lives Around Us
- Chickadee Bob
- pp. 165-169
- A Parliament of Owls
- pp. 170-177
- Wild Goose Chase
- pp. 178-180
- In the Company of Wolves
- pp. 181-188
- In the Elements
- Sand Lake Peatland, October
- pp. 191-197
- The Bog in Summer
- pp. 198-199
- If It Rains, They Will Come
- pp. 200-203
- Longing for Little Trout
- pp. 204-209
- Northern Passages
- pp. 210-212
- Traveling Light
- pp. 213-214
- By the Fire
- pp. 215-218
- Contributors
- pp. 219-226
- Permissions and Publication Histories
- pp. 227-228
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816687879
Related ISBN(s)
9780816629039
MARC Record
OCLC
567981455
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No