John Hildebrand is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning Mapping the Farm: The Chronicle of a Family and, more recently, The Heart of Things: A Midwestern Almanac. His essays have appeared in Harper's, Audubon, and Sports Illustrated. He teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Headwaters 3 Chippewa River 13 Mississippi River 37 Wisconsin River 101 Fox River 141 Bad River 175 Bois Brule River 205 St. Croix River 217 Lake Pepin 237 The Rivers of Eden 247 Acknowledgments 259 Selected Sources 261
"A timely and relevant exploration of contemporary social dynamics in Wisconsin. In contrast to simplified narratives and stereotypes often bandied about, the more measured, nuanced, personal, and creative treatment Hildebrand brings to the table is important in Wisconsin and beyond."--Keefe Keeley, coeditor of The Driftless Reader "In a time of great cultural, political, and social division, John Hildebrand takes us on a healing river trip through the hinterlands of Wisconsin. Down one river and up another, through storms and sunny days, forests and marshes, traveling the waterways and portage paths that people have used for a thousand years, Hildebrand helps us get to know, and to like again, our neighbors and ourselves."--David Allan Cates, author of Tom Connor's Gift