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My Kind of Midwest

Author : John A. Jakle
Publisher : Center for American Places
ISBN 13 : 9781930066878
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book My Kind of Midwest written by John A. Jakle and published by Center for American Places. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Will it play in Peoria?" That question--only half-joking--hovers over everything from politics to television, an acknowledgment that the Midwest is perhaps the most emblematic regions of the United States today. Stereotypes both good and bad abound about Midwesterners, but in this incisive yet poignant book, John Jakle reveals a rich and telling portrait of the contemporary Midwest and its people. In engaging prose, Jakle chronicles his childhood and adult life in the Midwest interwoven with a look at the region's geographic and cultural history. My Kind of Midwest reveals that the region is more than just a group of "flyover states," as Jakle tells a engaging narrative that recounts his youthful explorations of the flourishing cities of Detroit and Chicago in the 1940s; the rapid growth and importance of gateway cities such as Omaha, Kansas City, and Cincinnati along the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri rivers; and the integral role of tourism to Midwestern states' economies. An intimate and compelling narrative of one man's connection to the American landscape, My Kind of Midwest will be essential reading for all those with ties to the heartland.

The Birds of Nebraska

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 160962128X
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Birds of Nebraska written by Paul Johnsgard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annotated list of the birds of Nebraska grew gradually out of research associated with my writing of the Birds of the Great Plains: Breeding Species and Their Distribution (Johnsgard, 1979a). It expands and updates an earlier version that was published in 2013 by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries DigitalCommons’ Zea Books (Johnsgard, 2013a). It has been updated and modified in its current revision to conform with the most recent (2017) major revision of the American Ornithologists’ Society’s Checklist of North American Birds (Chesser et al., 2017). It has also been modified in its current revision to conform very closely to the most recent “Official List of the Birds of Nebraska” by the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union (Gubanyi, 1997, and later supplements in the Nebraska Bird Review, to 84:138–150). The NOU’s official state list of birds (461 species as of 2017) is based on actual specimen evidence or some other convincing basis of each species’ proven occurrence in the state. That list includes 337 “regular” species, 29 “casual” species, 90 “accidental” species, and 5 extinct or extirpated species. In this edition I have classified 368 of the 461 species of Nebraska birds as ranging in relative frequency of occurrence as “abundant” to “rare.” There are also 61 species considered to be of “accidental” occurrence, having been reliably reported in Nebraska no more than five times, 20 that are considered “extremely rare” or “very rare,” if reported from six to 25 times. There are also three extinct, four extirpated, and five unsuccessfully introduced species. Thirteen hypothetical species of dubious origin or identification are mentioned parenthetically. The text includes more than 123,000 words, nearly 200 literature references, and 19 pages of drawings and maps.

The Nebraska Sandhills

Author : Monica M. Norby
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 149623751X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book The Nebraska Sandhills written by Monica M. Norby and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nearly forty essays about the history, geography, geology, ecology, and conservation of the Nebraska Sandhills, supplemented by numerous remarkable photos of the region"--

Bartlett Richards, Nebraska Sandhills Cattleman

Author : Bartlett Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Bartlett Richards, Nebraska Sandhills Cattleman written by Bartlett Richards and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

This Fragile Land

Author : Paul A. Johnsgard
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803225787
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book This Fragile Land written by Paul A. Johnsgard and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nebraska Sandhills is the largest area of sand dunes in the western hemisphere, covering an area about as large as Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island combined. Unlike most dunes, the Sandhills region supports an astonishing variety of wildlife. Sixty million years ago the area lay submerged in a vast inland sea. As the land lifted and the waters receded, the sandhills were formed, built upon a sandy floor above a sandy basement. Paul A. Johnsgard's appreciation for the region includes its evolution, a process that continues today making a very special place, patiently shaped by water, wind, and time. Sometimes 450 feet higher than their sloping valleys, the hills themselves are almost entirely covered with plants that manage to survive on an unstable substrate and in a climate of merciless heat and cold. They provide homes and resting places for rare species and sustain the livelihoods of a remarkable variety of people. Though firmly established in science, this book is an extended love letter to the Sandhills region and its people, plants, and animals. Johnsgard is now in his third decade of research in the Sandhills. This Fragile Land lets others see what he sees, a land with a fascinating range of geological, biological, and ecological vistas. Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Professor of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Widely published throughout the English-speaking world, he has become a foremost authority on ornithology and bird behavior. His thirty-three books include Birds of the Great Plains, The Platte, Birds of the Rocky Mountains, Those of the Gray Wind, and Diving Birds of North America, all available from the University ofNebraska Press.

An Atlas of the Sand Hills

Author : Ann Salomon Bleed
Publisher : Conservation and Survey Division in D Natural Resources Univ
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book An Atlas of the Sand Hills written by Ann Salomon Bleed and published by Conservation and Survey Division in D Natural Resources Univ. This book was released on 1990 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This atlas examines nearly every aspect of the natural history of the Nebraska Sand Hills, including Indian occupation, settlement, current range practices & the "cow-country" lifestyle. These 19,300 square miles comprise the largest dune area in the Western Hemisphere. The grass-stabilized dunes, some as high as 400 feet & as long as 20 miles, were formed by blowing sand during a surprisingly recent time, mostly the last 8,000 years. The climate ranges from subhumid in the east to semiarid in the west. The area is an ecological meeting ground, where species from different vegetative & faunal regions coexist, creating distinctive biological communities. The sandy soils & underlying sands & gravels have allowed for the accumulation of a vast quantity of groundwater, much of which "outcrops" at the surface. This accounts for another unique characteristic: the dry, dune-top prairie ecosystem beside a wetland, lake, or constantly flowing stream. "But this atlas is much more than an explanation of the climate & geology of the Sand Hills. Illustrated with wonderful color photos, fold-out maps, graphs & numerous charts, the book explores the entire ecology of the Sand Hills," said Francis Moul in his review for the DES MOINES REGISTER.

Like No Other Place

Author : David Owen
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803240538
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Like No Other Place written by David Owen and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's photographs and stories tell of a remarkable region--nearly 20,000 square miles--where history, legend, memory and reality are all intertwined, providing a fascinating window into this dazzling area of America. Original.

A Sandhills Ballad

Author : Ladette Randolph
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 080324018X
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book A Sandhills Ballad written by Ladette Randolph and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her life as she knows it ends in heartbreak, Mary Rasmussen, a strong-willed and independent young ranch woman living in the Sandhills of western Nebraska, suddenly feels that everything she has believed in--God, her instincts, the land itself--has failed her. She abandons her cultural and emotional ties, succumbing to circumstances she thinks she is powerless to control. In a rash decision, she marries a conservative, patriarchal preacher who doesn't understand her, the ranching community, or anything beyond his own beliefs. Mary's inner turmoil builds as she comes to appreciate the gravity of her situation and the need to take action.

The Last Prairie

Author : Stephen R. Jones
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803276307
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book The Last Prairie written by Stephen R. Jones and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The co-author of "The Shortgrass Prairie" paints a startlingly vivid portrait of the Nebraska Sandhills as he delivers riveting accounts of the flora, fauna, wildlife, and rich cultural history of the region.

Like No Other Place

Author : John A. Jakle
Publisher : Center for Amer Places Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781930066441
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book Like No Other Place written by John A. Jakle and published by Center for Amer Places Incorporated. This book was released on 2010 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering nearly 20,000 square miles, the Nebraska Sandhills are the largest sand dune formation in America. A widely travelled Episcopal minister and photographer, the author and his wife moved from their home in Connecticut to become Nebraskans. This title documents his experience of this uniquely American place and its people.

The Bones of Paradise

Author : Jonis Agee
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006241349X
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Bones of Paradise written by Jonis Agee and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of TheRiver Wife returns with a multigenerational family saga set in the unforgiving Nebraska Sand Hills in the years following the massacre at Wounded Knee—an ambitious tale of history, vengeance, race, guilt, betrayal, family, and belonging, filled with a vivid cast of characters shaped by violence, love, and a desperate loyalty to the land. Ten years after the Seventh Cavalry massacred more than two hundred Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee, J.B. Bennett, a white rancher, and Star, a young Native American woman, are murdered in a remote meadow on J.B.’s land. The deaths bring together the scattered members of the Bennett family: J.B.’s cunning and hard father, Drum; his estranged wife, Dulcinea; and his teenage sons, Cullen and Hayward. As the mystery of these twin deaths unfolds, the history of the dysfunctional Bennetts and their damning secrets is revealed, exposing the conflicted heart of a nation caught between past and future. At the center of The Bones of Paradise are two remarkable women. Dulcinea, returned after bitter years of self-exile, yearns for redemption and the courage to mend her broken family and reclaim the land that is rightfully hers. Rose, scarred by the terrible slaughters that have decimated and dislocated her people, struggles to accept the death of her sister, Star, and refuses to rest until she is avenged. A kaleidoscopic portrait of misfits, schemers, chancers, and dreamers, Jonis Agee’s bold novel is a panorama of America at the dawn of a new century. A beautiful evocation of this magnificent, blood-soaked land—its sweeping prairies, seas of golden grass, and sandy hills, all at the mercy of two unpredictable and terrifying forces, weather and lawlessness—and the durable men and women who dared to tame it. Intimate and epic, The Bones of Paradise is a remarkable achievement: a mystery, a tragedy, a romance, and an unflagging exploration of the beauty and brutality, tenderness and cruelty that defined the settling of the American West.

Stripped Bare

Author : Shannon Baker
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 0765385457
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Stripped Bare written by Shannon Baker and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stripped Bare by Shannon Baker is "A must read" (Alex Kava, New York Times bestselling author) that stars a female Longmire in the atmospheric Nebraska Sandhills. Kate Fox is living the dream. She’s married to Grand County Sheriff Ted Conner, the heir to her beloved Nebraska Sandhills cattle ranch, where they live with Kate’s orphaned teenage niece, Carly. With the support of the well-connected Fox Clan, which includes Kate’s eight boisterous and interfering siblings, Ted’s reelection as Grand County Sheriff is virtually assured. That leaves Kate to the solitude and satisfaction of Frog Creek, her own slice of heaven. One night Kate answers a shattering phone call from Roxy at the Bar J. Carly’s granddad Eldon, owner of the ranch, is dead and Ted has been shot and may never walk again. Kate vows to find the killer. She soon discovers Ted responded so quickly to the scene because he was already at the Bar J . . . in Roxy’s bed. And to add to her woes, Carly has gone missing. Kate finds out that Eldon was considering selling his ranch to an obscenely rich environmentalist. Some in town hate the idea of an outsider buying up land, others are desperate to sell . . . and some might kill to get their way. As she becomes the victim of several “accidents,” Kate knows she must find the killer before it’s too late. . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ogallala Blue

Author : William Ashworth
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0881507369
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Ogallala Blue written by William Ashworth and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007-07-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of a crucial, dwindling natural resource: an invisible ocean of fresh water under the High Plains. The Ogallala Aquifer that lies deep beneath the Great Plains from Texas to Colorado contains enough water to fill Lake Erie nine times! Every year five trillion gallons are pumped out for irrigation, and if (or when) the aquifer goes dry, $20 billion worth of food and fiber grown with that irrigation will disappear. William Ashforth tells the fascinating history of the Ogallala from its formation millions of years ago to glimpses of the future when the Great Plains could return to their Sahara Desert-like past.

A Course Called America

Author : Tom Coyne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982128062
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book A Course Called America written by Tom Coyne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'A Course Called America', Tom Coyne plays his way across the United States in search of the great American golf course. Packed with fascinating tales from American golf history, comic road misadventures, illuminating insight into course design, and many a memorable round with local golfers, this book is an epic narrative travelogue brimming with heart and soul.

Old Jules

Author : Mari Sandoz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Jules written by Mari Sandoz and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Nebraska Sand Hills

Author : Charles Barron McIntosh
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803231849
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Nebraska Sand Hills written by Charles Barron McIntosh and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Barron McIntosh has devoted a lifetime of scholarship to the history of human activity on Nebraska’s Sand Hills, the spare, beautiful land that occupies much of western Nebraska. From carefully deciphering Native American occupancy through rigorous analysis of thousands of arrowheads, to patiently combing through decades of courthouse land title transaction records, McIntosh has mastered the sweep of centuries of human interaction with the land. We learn how the land shapes humankind, far more than pride would have us believe, and we see that perhaps our real success lies in learning how to live with the land, rather than attempting to master it. The Nebraska Sand Hills reflects McIntosh’s lifetime of learning, reading, questioning, analyzing—in short, everything it means to be a scholar; seldom are these efforts so well demonstrated. His affection for this unique landscape is present on every page.

Nourishing Waters, Comforting Sky

Author : Stephen R. Jones
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496231589
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Nourishing Waters, Comforting Sky written by Stephen R. Jones and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Nebraska Sandhills, ranchers on horseback and in pickup trucks share the range with pronghorn antelope, burrowing owls, and long-billed curlews. The native grasses grow greener as the cattle grow fatter. Throughout the region, river otters and mink swim in streams nourished by springs bubbling up from the High Plains (Ogallala) aquifer. Over years of close observation, Stephen R. Jones has gotten to know the Nebraska Sandhills—the twenty-thousand-square-mile expanse of stunning prairie and thriving wetlands. He has felt the warm breath of a white-tailed doe guarding her spotted fawn, learned to communicate with a family of long-eared owls, and developed an improbable hiking relationship with a wild turkey. He has documented a breeding bird population that is growing more diverse and witnessed the long-awaited return of nesting trumpeter swans. These personal stories, accompanied by words of insight from Native American leaders, Sandhills ranchers, and grassland ecologists, help us envision a quiet relationship with the natural world.