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| Author | : Ian Frazier |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2001-05-04 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1466828889 |
National Bestseller Most travelers only fly over the Great Plains--but Ian Frazier, ever the intrepid and wide-eyed wanderer, is not your average traveler. A hilarious and fascinating look at the great middle of our nation. With his unique blend of intrepidity, tongue-in-cheek humor, and wide-eyed wonder, Ian Frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and myth-inspiring Great Plains. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, Great Plains takes us from the site of Sitting Bull's cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by Bonnie and Clyde, to the scene of the murders chronicled in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. It is an expedition that reveals the heart of the American West.
| Author | : Gerald Murnane |
| Publisher | : Text Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2017-04-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 192535590X |
This is the story of the families of the plains—obsessed with their land and history, their culture and mythology—and of the man who ventured into their world. First published in 1982, The Plains is a mesmerising work of startling originality. This handsome new hardback edition is introduced by Ben Lerner, author of the internationally acclaimed novels Leaving the Atocha Station and 10:04, and a work of criticism, The Hatred of Poetry.
| Author | : William Thomas Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Applewood Books |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2010-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1429045353 |
| Author | : Richard Edwards |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1496202295 |
"Homesteading the Plains offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of our national narrative and most scholars' harshly negative and dismissive treatment. Homesteading the Plains reexamines old data and draws from newly available digitized records to reassess the current interpretation's four principal tenets: homesteading was a minor factor in farm formation, with most Western farmers purchasing their land; most homesteaders failed to prove up their claims; the homesteading process was rife with corruption and fraud; and homesteading caused Indian land dispossession. Using data instead of anecdotes and focusing mainly on the nineteenth century, Homesteading the Plainsdemonstrates that the first three tenets are wrong and the fourth only partially true. In short, the public's perception of homesteading is perhaps more accurate than the one scholars have constructed. Homesteading the Plainsprovides the basis for an understanding of homesteading that is startlingly different from current scholarly orthodoxy. "--
| Author | : Rosanne Bittner |
| Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 424 |
| Release | : 2012-07-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1402267665 |
With more than 7 million books in print, RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award–winning and USA Today Bestselling author Rosanne Bittner pens a historical Western romance filled with dangerous cowboys, capable heroines, and an epic love story that sweeps across the Old West. IN A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Sunny Landers wants a big life—as big and free as the untamed land that stretches before her. Land she will help her father conquer to achieve his dream of a transcontinental railroad. She won't let a cold, creaky wagon, murderous bandits or stampeding buffalo stand in her way. She wants it all—including Colt Travis. ALL THE ODDS WERE AGAINST THEM Like the land of his birth, half–Cherokee Colt Travis is wild, hard, and dangerous. He is a drifter, a wilderness scout with no land and no prospects hired by the Landers family to guide their wagon train. He knows Sunny is out of his league and her father would never approve, but beneath the endless starlit sky, anything seems possible... Praise for Bestselling Historical Western Romances by Rosanne Bittner: "A hero to set feminine hearts aflutter...western romance readers will thoroughly enjoy this." —Library Journal "Fans of such authors as Jodi Thomas and Georgina Gentry will enjoy Bittner's thrilling tale of crime and love in the Old West."—Booklist Online "One of the most powerful voices in western romance."—RT Book Reviews
| Author | : William F. Drannan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 750 |
| Release | : 1900 |
| Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
| ISBN | : |
Howes and others give scathing review of this work as unreliable. Drannan's wife may have actually written most of the book, based on her husband's stories. Drannan has himself as the rescuer of Olive Oatman, and a companion of Kit Carson.
| Author | : Ken Robbins |
| Publisher | : New York ; Toronto : Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : American bison |
| ISBN | : 9780689830259 |
A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted to extinction.
| Author | : Gary Robinson |
| Publisher | : Native Voices Books |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 2013-04-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1939053862 |
It's been two years and middle-school student Danny Wind is still not over his father's death. When his mom marries a white man and they move to a new "white bread" neighborhood, Danny's life changes. The school principal considers him a troublemaker, and he has to avoid Willy, the school bully, who calls him "redskin" and "Tonto." After Danny acts out and gets suspended from school, his mom decides to send him to a summer survival camp for Native American teens. Danny is sure he is in for a boring summer on the reservation, without Internet access even. Instead, he meets other Native kids, learns to ride and care for horses, and develops a relationship with his grandfather, who teaches him the ways of their tribe. And even though life on the reservation is pretty cool, never in his craziest dreams did Danny expect to become involved in rescuing bison in Yellowstone National Park!
| Author | : Renee M. Laegreid |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
"The first comprehensive work highlighting the diversity of women's experiences on the North American Plains; twelve essays present women's perspectives from prehistory to the present, across the northern, central, and southern plains"--Provided by publisher.
| Author | : M. S. Tucker |
| Publisher | : Crazy Crow Pubs |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2013-09-05 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 9781929572243 |
Filled with images both vintage and modern, this book illustrates the magnificent regalia worn by the warriors of the Great Plains. Many of today's powwow dancers incorporate vintage components in their outfits, and the numerous craftwork techniques presented here are sure to provide inspiration for creating contemporary dance and ceremonial regalia. Never before available in this format, the wealth of information in this book (covering beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of regalia) will guide readers in creating authentic reproductions of the clothing worn by tribes of the Northern, Central, and Southern Plains.
