The Land Of The Crooked Tree

by U.P. Hedrick

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Genres: Nonfiction

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1948

Reviews

[Kari Reasnor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A (literary) feast for the senses! I'm sure it helped that I was reading a physical copy of this book that was published over 80 years ago, so it had that wonderful old-book smell and feel. But the text itself was a delight and a comfort. Wonderful descriptions of life on a homestead in the forested far-north of Michigan in the late 19th century. Reading these pages I could hear the sounds of the forest, smell the pork frying in a cast-iron skillet, feel the dirt under my fingers, and see the changing faces of Lake Michigan. This isn't a linear narrative to be rushed through, it's a collection of snapshots of frontier life to be slowly experienced and savored. I'll be going back to bookmark some of my favorite descriptive passages to enjoy later when I can't physically go immerse myself in nature, but still want to feel the healing power of being surrounded by nature in a simpler time when we were so much closer to the Earth.