Council for Wisconsin Writers, Norbert Blei/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award winner In this often-surprising book of essays, Krista Eastman explores the myths we make about who we are and where we're from.
The Painted Forest uncovers strange and little-known home places--not only the picturesque hills and valleys of the author's childhood in rural Wisconsin, but also tourist towns, the under-imagined and overly caricatured Midwest, and a far-flung station in Anta.
