The Journey Home: The Literature of Wisconsin Through Four Centuries. (Three Volume Set)

Madison, WI: North Country Press, 1989 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jackets Conition: Fine. Volume I (ISBN: 0944133029): xiii, pp. 1-231, foreword, preface, acknowledgments, I. A Land of Red Earth; II. A Gathering of Waters; III. Hearing of the Spirits. Volume II. (ISBN: 0944133037): x, pp. 232-621, IV. On the Middle Border; V. An Idea of Wisconsin. Vomume III. (ISBN: 0944133045): xi, 622-966, acknowledgments, VI. Signs Along the Path; VII. Alone With Country. "The three volumes and seven major sections open the door to the diverse and long-reaching tradion of Wisconsin Literature, and includes the annotated works of seventy-four writers. From the works of the original inhabitants of Wisconsin -- Ojibwa, Fox, Sac, Menominee, Kikapo, Winnebago, Potawatami, Munsee -- Through the chronicles of 17th- and 18th-century European exploreres, remembrances of early pioneers, and continuing to the works of contemporary writers, the Wisconsin experience has ready expression in its literature. John Muir, Hamlin Garland, Mountain Wolf Woman, Zona Gale, Aldo Leopold, Edna Ferber, August Derleth, Robert Gard, Ben Logan, to name a few, and the author provides a historical introduction to each of these sections, as well as introductions to each of the chroniclers, story tellers, and poets whose works are represented in these pages." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Maroon and cream cloth..