The Philadelphia Understory: Vol. One

By Jon Spruce

A narrative field guide to the wild nature and wild thoughts that still survive in the urban environment. "I have traveled a great deal in Philadelphia," Jon Spruce writes in his exploration of the city's landscape. Navigating his way through the urban understory, he discovers lost creeks still running through the backyards, tracks down rare and remarkable trees and flowers, stumbles into groves of nature hiding within the grid, and keeps uncovering misremembered parts of Philly's botanical history. And the entire time Coyote the Trickster, ancient god of the Lenape people, is on his trail. Featuring cameos from Philly's most famous trees, creeks, rivers, and caves, The Philadelphia Understory is the first volume of Jon Spruce's travels through the wild parts of the fifth largest city in America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CPCGHN2T
• ISBN13: 9798870506098
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 190 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"