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The Plains
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Author : Gerald Murnane
language : en
Publisher: Text Publishing
Release Date : 2017-04-03
The Plains written by Gerald Murnane and has been published by Text Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-03 with Fiction categories.
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.
Clearing The Plains
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Author : James William Daschuk
language : en
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Release Date : 2013
Clearing The Plains written by James William Daschuk and has been published by University of Regina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics--the politics of ethnocide--played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of aboriginal people in the realization of Sir John A. Macdonald's "National Dream." It was a dream that came at great expense: the present disparity in health and economic well-being between First Nations and non-Native populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness to this day. " Clearing the Plains is a tour de force that dismantles and destroys the view that Canada has a special claim to humanity in its treatment of indigenous peoples. Daschuk shows how infectious disease and state-supported starvation combined to create a creeping, relentless catastrophe that persists to the present day. The prose is gripping, the analysis is incisive, and the narrative is so chilling that it leaves its reader stunned and disturbed. For days after reading it, I was unable to shake a profound sense of sorrow. This is fearless, evidence-driven history at its finest." -Elizabeth A. Fenn, author of Pox Americana "Required reading for all Canadians." -Candace Savage, author of A Geography of Blood "Clearly written, deeply researched, and properly contextualized history...Essential reading for everyone interested in the history of indigenous North America." -J.R. McNeill, author of Mosquito Empires
Great Plains
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Author : Ian Frazier
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2001-05-04
Great Plains written by Ian Frazier and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-04 with Travel categories.
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.
Images Of The Plains
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Author : Brian W. Blouet
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1975-01-01
Images Of The Plains written by Brian W. Blouet and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-01-01 with History categories.
Sixteen papers by foremost American, Canadian, and English historical geographers examine the sources of Imagery of the American and Canadian Great Plains, the processes of image formation, and the behavioral implications of various kinds of images. The papers deal with exploratory images of the Plains, resource evaluation in the prefrontier West, governmental appraisal of the western frontier, real and imagined climatic hazards, the desert and garden myths, and adaptations to reality.
Poems Of The Plains Classic Reprint
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Author : Russell Meriwether Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-26
Poems Of The Plains Classic Reprint written by Russell Meriwether Hughes and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-26 with Poetry categories.
Excerpt from Poems of the Plains About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Homesteading The Plains
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Author : Richard Edwards
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2017-09
Homesteading The Plains written by Richard Edwards and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09 with History categories.
"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. "--
The Plains
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Author : Gerald Murnane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Plains written by Gerald Murnane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with categories.
A Waif Of The Plains
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Author : Bret Harte
language : en
Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing
Release Date : 2019-03-31
A Waif Of The Plains written by Bret Harte and has been published by Sheba Blake Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-31 with Fiction categories.
If you can't get enough of action-adventure stories of pioneer life in the American West, dive into this tale from Bret Harte, one of the most renowned documenters of the era. In A Waif of the Plains, Harte recounts the story of an orphan traveling the Oregon Trail in the 1850s.
God Of The Plains
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Author : Gail Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Coteau Books
Release Date : 2007
God Of The Plains written by Gail Robinson and has been published by Coteau Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fiction categories.
The God of the Plains arrives with European settlers in 1892, who immediately begin the construction of a windmill. It is a fitting god for people who insist on living there, representing the necessary effort to provide themselves life-giving water. At the same time it suggests their Quixotic attitude that the human spirit can prevail over the harsh facts of environment.
Indians Of The Plains
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Author : Robert Harry Lowie
language : en
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1982
Indians Of The Plains written by Robert Harry Lowie and has been published by Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
Presents an overview of general information on the past cultures of plains Indian peoples.