Of Heartwood and Woundwood Richard W. Schaefer Samuel Chischilly

Samuel Chischilly

The Liberal Heartland explores the history of the Midwest from a less-acknowledged perspective

securing reserve lands for his people at the Crooked Lakes in Southeast Saskatchewan

issues of men's mental health

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Of Heartwood and Woundwood Richard W. Schaefer Samuel ChischillyA lively and moving literary memoir of trees, illness, and the fierce resilience of the human spirit. High in the crown of a chestnut oak, amid the dappled sunlight and the whisper of leaves, writer and arborist Jean Zimmerman experienced a sudden physical crisis that marked the beginning of a profound transformation the second life altering development she faced in a dozen years. The first: a pivot away from a successful writing career to become a