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In this latest installment of our series “Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape” we explore the term “chop hills.”
Living on Earth continues its series exploring features of the American landscape. It’s based on the book “Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape,” edited by Barry Lopez and Debra Gwartney. In this installment, Donna Seaman explains the term “chop hills.”