{"product_id":"casting-deep-shade-an-amble-hardcover","title":"Casting Deep Shade: An Amble - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. D. Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"C.D. Wright belongs to a school of exactly one.\" --The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"C.D. Wright has been writing some of the greatest poetry-cum-prose you can find in American literature.\" --Dave Eggers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCasting Deep Shade \u003c\/em\u003eis a passionate, poetic exploration of humanity's shared history with the beech tree. Before Wright's unexpected death in 2016, she was deeply engaged in years of ambling research to better know this tree--she visited hundreds of beech trees, interviewed arborists, and delved into the etymology, folk lore, and American history of the species. Written in Wright's singular prosimetric style, this \"memoir with beech trees\" demonstrates the power of words to conserve, preserve, and bear witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonoring Wright's lifelong fascination with books as objects, this final work is a three-panel hardcover that encloses the body of text, illustrated with striking color photographs of beech trees by artist Denny Moers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeorge and Nannette Herrick allowed me to watch their best-loved beech be brought to the ground. Mrs. Herrick said her grandson was going to be so mad when he came to town to find his favorite climber gone. Mrs. Herrick wanted the tree cut to the grass. She did not want the stump to linger as a reminder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, \u003cstrong\u003eC. D. Wright \u003c\/strong\u003ehas received numerous honors for her poetry, including the National Book Critics Circle Award. Wright taught at Brown University for over thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, C.D. Wright has received numerous honors for her fifteen-plus collections of poetry, including the National Book Critics Circle Award (2010). Wright taught at Brown University for over thirty years until she passed away in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771604042016,"sku":"9781556595486","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9d284149e690f41f8d76b9c1d2b6f6a.webp?v=1780389328","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/casting-deep-shade-an-amble-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}