An Exquisite Loneliness: Ruin and Rebirth in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

The Kingston Plains are nine-and-a-half square miles of stump prairie -- a field of stumps from a previously logged forest -- in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Through a mix of personal essay and research, this nonfiction work explores the author's fascination with the area by examini...

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Main Author: Myers, Mackenzie Rae
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spelling ndltd-pdx.edu-oai-pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu-open_access_etds-40382019-10-20T04:58:24Z An Exquisite Loneliness: Ruin and Rebirth in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Myers, Mackenzie Rae The Kingston Plains are nine-and-a-half square miles of stump prairie -- a field of stumps from a previously logged forest -- in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Through a mix of personal essay and research, this nonfiction work explores the author's fascination with the area by examining its soil, forest ecology, lumber history, fire ecology, and potential symbolism for a different way of processing the world around us. 2016-06-07T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3028 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4038&context=open_access_etds Dissertations and Theses PDXScholar Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Nonfiction
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An Exquisite Loneliness: Ruin and Rebirth in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
description The Kingston Plains are nine-and-a-half square miles of stump prairie -- a field of stumps from a previously logged forest -- in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Through a mix of personal essay and research, this nonfiction work explores the author's fascination with the area by examining its soil, forest ecology, lumber history, fire ecology, and potential symbolism for a different way of processing the world around us.
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