Prairyerth (a Deep Map) by William Least Heat Moon

Used. Paperback. William Least Heat-Moon takes a microscope to the macrocosm of Chase County, Kansas, crafting a deep map of the American prairie that refuses to just let sleeping dogs lie. He wanders down gravel roads and into local memory, proving that where the buffalo used to roam, history still lingers in the tallgrass. It is part travelogue, part local history, and entirely an engrossing exercise in paying attention to the flyover country we usually just speed past. Grab a copy and root yourself in a region where the dirt holds infinitely more than meets the eye.