This book of environment essays and winner of the 2020 PEN-America Diamonstein-Spielvogel Art of the Essay Award is an impassioned call for recognizing and preserving the ecological wonders of the Allegheny Plateau. Yosemite National Park, Louisiana’s bayou, the rocky coasts of New England, the desert Southwest―America’s more dramatic locations are frequently celebrated for their natural beauty, but far less has been written about Ohio’s unique and beautiful environment. Author Deborah Fleming, who has lived in rural Ohio and cared for its land for decades, shares fourteen interrelated essays, blending her own experiences with both scientific and literary research. Resurrection of the Wild discusses both natural and human histories as it focuses on the Allegheny Plateau and hill country in Ohio’s eastern counties.