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Landscape and Property in the Kickapoo Valley
“A pioneering study that anyone interested in rural America
and contemporary debates about property rights and
environmental protection will want to read.”
—William Cronon, author of
Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human
Place in Nature
A Thousand Pieces of Paradise
is an ecological history of property and a
cultural history of rural ecosystems set in one of the Midwest’s most
historically significant regions, the Kickapoo River Valley. Whether
examining the national war on soil erosion, Amish migration, a Corps
of Engineers dam project, or Native American land claims,
Heasley traces the history of modern American property debates. Her
book holds powerful lessons for rural communities seeking to reconcile
competing values about land and their place in it.
“This penetrating analysis of the complex forces that shape the land-
scape is a welcome relief from the narrow, rancorous debate between
private property rights and outside government interference.”
—Brian Donahue, author of
Reclaiming the Commons: Community
Farms and Forests in a New England Town
“Although this is a superb study of how the land itself is changing, it is
even better as a series of interwoven human stories.”
—Richard Francaviglia,
American Historical Review
is associate professor of history
and environmental studies at Western
Michigan University.
Published in association with the Center for
American Places
History / Geography / Environment / Rural Studies / Midwest
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Of related interest
Establishing the Apostle
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“While of particular interest to those interested in Wisconsin environmental history and poli-
tics, Jordahl’s book reaches out to all visionaries concerned with the protection of the nation’s
natural resources.”—
ForeWord
Published July 2011
LC: 2010044624 F 396 pp. 6 x 9 12 b/w illus., 3 maps
ISBN 978-0-299-28194-6 Paper $24.95 t ISBN 978-0-299-28193-9 e-book $19.95 t
FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION
April 2012
LC: 2005011171 F
248 pp. 6 x 9 12 maps and graphs
Paper $24.95 s
ISBN 978-0-299-21394-7
e-book $14.95 s
ISBN 978-0299-21393-0
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