"The book celebrates the beauty of a 2.5-acre restored grassland with lively commentary, vivid descriptions, and striking, detailed photographs of the native pl

Through New York state, the Great Lakes, the Illinois River and down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Ohio; thence up the latter river and across Pennsylvani

Reveals the grassland's history, climate, landscape, ever-changing moods, and survival battles waged by plant and animal inhabitants