Borderland: A Midwest Journal
- ISBN-10
- 0299174301
- ISBN-13
- 9780299174309
- Series
- Borderland
- Category
- Middle West
- Pages
- 191
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Univ of Wisconsin Press
- Author
- Richard Quinney
Description
Watch closely, Richard Quinney reminds himself, participate, experience the mystery. And watching, we experience with him the wonders of the borderland between a remembered past and an ever-unfolding present, the extraordinary mysteries of ordinary life in a world comfortably situated in the middle of a vast, unknowable universe. To be a midwesterner is, for Quinney, to belong to a place, to a time, to a community, all of which he evokes in this physical, mental, and spiritual geography. In photographs handed down over the years and in those he has taken over a half-century, in reflections and anecdotes, forays into history and judicious quotations and observations from figures as varied as T. S. Eliot, Roland Barthes, and Bob Dylan, Quinney recreates the landscape of his life. Here, he conjures the reality of his Midwest--the land where his great-grandparents, fleeing famine in Ireland, settled to farm, and where in days past the Potawatomi hunted and fished; and the land where now, in later age, Quinney's explorations intensify as he looks for--and finds--"a lifetime burning in every moment." Equal parts memoir, geography, photo journal, and natural history, Borderland is a deeply felt exploration of what it means to be at home in a particular landscape. A nuanced literary evocation of place in the tradition of Aldo Leopold and Wallace Stegner, it leaves us with the gift Quinney promises himself: Once again the wonder.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2022-06-28
- 264 pages
- Ebook
- Manchester University Press
Similar books
-
Time in a Box: An American Family History
By Marilyn Way MerryweatherIt was not a far walk to school as the Lutmer family lived on Laurel Street between Linn and Baymiller. Lillian, as a child, was blonde with long curls, blue eyes, and a fair complexion. Like Fred Richt, Lillian was considered a ...
-
El vagabundo del Middle West
By Jean-François MénardEl vagabundo del Middle West
-
Great Midwest Country Escapes: Farms, Foods, and Festivals
By Nina GadomskiAnderson's takes advantage of proximity to the lake and excellent air drainage due to the elevation of this particular site. Anderson's has a great country market that is stuffed with jams, beeswax, fresh produce, baked goods, ...
-
Ordinance of 1787: The Nation Begins
By William Donohue EllisOrdinance of 1787: The Nation Begins
-
The Ordinance of 1787: The Nation Begins
By William Donohue EllisThe Ordinance of 1787: The Nation Begins
-
The Midwest: God's Gift to Planet Earth!
The Midwest: God's Gift to Planet Earth!
-
River on Fire
By Scott Pratt"River on Fire" is the story of Randall Smith, a foundling orphan growing up in the midwestern United States in the late 1960s.
-
Who's who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Central and Midwestern States
By LLC, Marquis Who's WhoWho's who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Central and Midwestern States
-
Northwoods Whitewater: A Paddler's Guide to Whitewater of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario, and Michigan
By Jim RadaWith more than one hundred full-color photographs and eighty maps, a comprehensive guide to whitewater canoeing in the region surrounding Lake Superior includes a detailed rating system to help canoers and kayakers select the best river ...
-
The Midwest
By Blaine WisemanNotable landmarks in the Midwest include Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota. Learn more in The Midwest, one of the titles in the Geography of the U.S. series.