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A review by odorothy
Where the Sky Began: Land of the Tallgrass Prairie by John Madson
5.0
Call it the Heartland, Corn Belt, Breadbasket, or just the Midwest. This region of the United States that now produces corn, soybeans, wheat, and other staples owes its fertility to the prairie grasses that thrived in the region for thousands of years before John Deere. Today, almost none of the original prairie remains, but poetic author John Madson vividly portrays the vast tallgrass prairies of Iowa that will make you long for the romantic frontier life.
Madson’s story grabs at the imagination and memory with his descriptions of towering thunderheads and treacherous blizzards. The fears of the first settlers are palatable in his stories of people and livestock becoming lost in the thick grasses that could swallow the largest beasts. And you will be inspired to plant your own prairie garden by his delightful descriptions of the native flowers and grasses.
If you grew up in the prairie plains, this book will take you home. So start reading it today.
Madson’s story grabs at the imagination and memory with his descriptions of towering thunderheads and treacherous blizzards. The fears of the first settlers are palatable in his stories of people and livestock becoming lost in the thick grasses that could swallow the largest beasts. And you will be inspired to plant your own prairie garden by his delightful descriptions of the native flowers and grasses.
If you grew up in the prairie plains, this book will take you home. So start reading it today.