{"product_id":"midwest-futures-phil-christman-9781953368089","title":"Midwest Futures","description":"What does the future hold for the Midwest? A vast stretch of fertile farmland bordering one of the largest concentrations of fresh water in the world, the Midwestern US seems ideally situated for the coming challenges of climate change. But it also sits at the epicenter of a massive economic collapse that many of its citizens are still struggling to overcome. The question of what the Midwest is (and what it will become) is nothing new. As Phil Christman writes in this idiosyncratic new book, ambiguity might be the region's defining characteristic. Taking a cue from Jefferson's grid, the famous rectangular survey of the Old Northwest Territory that turned everything from Ohio to Wisconsin into square-mile lots, Christman breaks his exploration of Midwestern identity, past and present, into 36 brief, interconnected essays. The result is a sometimes sardonic, often uproarious, and consistently thought-provoking look at a misunderstood place and the people who call it home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Christman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953368085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953368089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.95w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA former substitute teacher, shelter worker, and home health aide, \u003cb\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/b\u003e currently lectures in the English department at University of Michigan. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Hedgehog Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outline\u003c\/i\u003e, and other places. He holds an MFA from the University of South Carolina-Columbia. He is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eMichigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, a journal sponsored by the University of Michigan's Prison Creative Arts Project. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Christman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049974952191,"sku":"9781953368089","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96fffe4d-f360-456a-80cf-bd78a4e79698.jpg?v=1685004471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/midwest-futures-phil-christman-9781953368089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}