{"product_id":"ghosts-of-an-old-forest-deborah-fleming-9781606354933","title":"Ghosts of an Old Forest: Essays on Midwestern Rural Heritage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Ohio counties of the Alleghany Plateau, 19th-century barns hewn from old-growth wood rest near remnant forests, reminders of the state's deep agricultural roots and rich ecological past. Through fourteen linked, meditative essays, Deborah Fleming, author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eResurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio's Natural Landscape, \u003c\/em\u003e persuasively and passionately argues for protecting these vestiges of the region's natural and rural history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Fleming describes domesticated and wild nature on her farm; delves into Ohio's rich history of agriculture; tackles the issues of litter and pollution; decries the practice of hydraulic fracturing (or \"fracking\"); and reflects on changes in communities bordering rivers, which are often the most exploited by extraction industries.\u003c\/p\u003e The result is an evocative collection, which traces Ohio's natural and cultural history--and serves as an urgent call to preserve its splendor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606354930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606354933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Deborah Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451222741247,"sku":"9781606354933","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9fa1e80-7792-4426-951b-4b67545b378f.jpg?v=1735876828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghosts-of-an-old-forest-deborah-fleming-9781606354933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}