{"product_id":"midwest-futures-hardcover-1","title":"Midwest Futures - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A combination of history, memoir, reportage, and lit-crit that taught me a lot about a region I've reported on. . . . Check it out.\" ―James Fallows, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Commonweal Notable Book of 2020 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist, Midwest Independent Book Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner, Independent Publisher Awards Bronze Medal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What does the future hold for the Midwest? A vast stretch of fertile farmland bordering one of the largest concentrations of fresh water in the world, the Midwestern US seems ideally situated for the coming challenges of climate change. But it also sits at the epicenter of a massive economic collapse that many of its citizens are still struggling to overcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The question of what the Midwest is (and what it will become) is nothing new. As Phil Christman writes in this idiosyncratic new book, ambiguity might be the region's defining characteristic. Taking a cue from Jefferson's grid, the famous rectangular survey of the Old Northwest Territory that turned everything from Ohio to Wisconsin into square-mile lots, Christman breaks his exploration of Midwestern identity, past and present, into thirty-six brief, interconnected essays. The result is a sometimes sardonic, often uproarious, and consistently thought-provoking look at a misunderstood place and the people who call it home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former substitute teacher, shelter worker, and home health aide, \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/strong\u003e currently lectures in the English department at University of Michigan. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Hedgehog Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Outline\u003c\/em\u003e, and other places. He holds an MFA from the University of South Carolina-Columbia. He is the editor of the \u003cem\u003eMichigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, a journal sponsored by the University of Michigan's Prison Creative Arts Project. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53700236214579,"sku":"9781948742610","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/kcjlXw3Qts9781948742610_3b7df20b-35cc-4003-8592-9a56db937829.webp?v=1784770561","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/midwest-futures-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}