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Set in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago, amid traffic, pollution,
and ever-increasing neighborhoods of houses and apartments, these
meditative personal essays explore the importance of our connection
with the natural world, history, and memory. The Suburban Wild
follows the seasons from one spring to the next, celebrating the
natural miracles we frequently miss and revealing a territory less
tamed than we might imagine. These essays offer the sights and
sounds found on the outskirts of cities, just perceptible amid the
clutter and din of crowded streets and sidewalks. From the constant
humming of cicadas on summer evenings and the seasonal migrations
of ducks to the myriad hues in a green heron's feathers, Peter
Friederici reveals a complex place in which wild geese and morning
commuters share the same habitat.The essays honor our lost
creatures and places, emphasizing the importance of history,
memory, and consciousness. The author describes the varying shades
and textures of a clay bluff near his childhood home, relating the
gradual erosion and recession of this Ice Age-old landform. A
description of spirogyra algae blooms on Lake Michigan merges with
a discussion of the lake's once abundant native mussels and the
imported zebra mussels that are threatening their existence. From
recorded memories, Friederici re-creates the sight of the now
extinct passenger pigeon. Though awareness of the destruction of
the landscape and its creatures is never far from the wonders
presented here, The Suburban Wild connects the tracks of wildlife
and traces of our changing landscape with our own path through the
world. The book explores how history-whether natural or cultural,
collective or personal-shapes a landscape, and how human memory
shapes that history. At heart, it seeks to forge a link between the
world outside our windows and the one inside.
Set in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago, amid traffic, pollution,
and ever-increasing neighborhoods of houses and apartments, these
meditative personal essays explore the importance of our connection
with the natural world, history, and memory. "The Suburban Wild"
follows the seasons from one spring to the next, celebrating the
natural miracles we frequently miss and revealing a territory less
tamed than we might imagine. These essays offer the sights and
sounds found on the outskirts of cities, just perceptible amid the
clutter and din of crowded streets and sidewalks. From the constant
humming of cicadas on summer evenings and the seasonal migrations
of ducks to the myriad hues in a green heron's feathers, Peter
Friederici reveals a complex place in which wild geese and morning
commuters share the same habitat.
The essays honor our lost creatures and places, emphasizing the
importance of history, memory, and consciousness. The author
describes the varying shades and textures of a clay bluff near his
childhood home, relating the gradual erosion and recession of this
Ice Age-old landform. A description of spirogyra algae blooms on
Lake Michigan merges with a discussion of the lake's once abundant
native mussels and the imported zebra mussels that are threatening
their existence. From recorded memories, Friederici re-creates the
sight of the now extinct passenger pigeon. Though awareness of the
destruction of the landscape and its creatures is never far from
the wonders presented here, "The Suburban Wild" connects the tracks
of wildlife and traces of our changing landscape with our own path
through the world. The book explores how history--whether natural
or cultural, collective or personal--shapes a landscape, and how
human memory shapes that history. At heart, it seeks to forge a
link between the world outside our windows and the one inside.
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