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The Resource Great Plains literature, Linda Ray Pratt

Great Plains literature, Linda Ray Pratt

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"Great Plains Literature is an exploration of influential literature of the Plains region in both the United States and Canada. It reflects the destruction of the culture of the first people who lived there, the attempts of settlers to conquer the land, and the tragic losses and successes of settlement that are still shaping our modern world of environmental threat, ethnic and racial hostilities, declining rural communities, and growing urban populations. In addition to featuring writers such as Ole Edvart Rölvaag, Willa Cather, and John Neihardt, who address the epic stories of the past, Great Plains Literature also includes contemporary writers such as Louise Erdrich, Kent Haruf, Ted Kooser, Rilla Askew, N. Scott Momaday, and Margaret Laurence. This literature encompasses a history of courage and violence, aggrandizement and aggression, triumph and terror. It can help readers understand better how today's threats to the environment, clashes with Native people, struggling small towns, and rural migration to the cities reflect the same forces that were important in the past."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 168 pages
Note
"Bison Books"--Spine
Contents
  • Under spacious skies
  • Fencing in the first people
  • Taking the land in Rölvaag's immigrant saga
  • Cather and the end of the "West"
  • Dissent and the Great Depression
  • City living on the edge
  • The circle toward home
  • Appendix : Great Plains literary sites to visit
Isbn
9780803290709
Instance
Label
Great Plains literature
Title
Great Plains literature
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Linda Ray Pratt
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Great Plains Literature is an exploration of influential literature of the Plains region in both the United States and Canada. It reflects the destruction of the culture of the first people who lived there, the attempts of settlers to conquer the land, and the tragic losses and successes of settlement that are still shaping our modern world of environmental threat, ethnic and racial hostilities, declining rural communities, and growing urban populations. In addition to featuring writers such as Ole Edvart Rölvaag, Willa Cather, and John Neihardt, who address the epic stories of the past, Great Plains Literature also includes contemporary writers such as Louise Erdrich, Kent Haruf, Ted Kooser, Rilla Askew, N. Scott Momaday, and Margaret Laurence. This literature encompasses a history of courage and violence, aggrandizement and aggression, triumph and terror. It can help readers understand better how today's threats to the environment, clashes with Native people, struggling small towns, and rural migration to the cities reflect the same forces that were important in the past."--
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Pratt, Linda Ray
Dewey number
  • 810.9978
  • 978
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
  • PS274
  • F591
LC item number
  • .P73 2018
  • .P73 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Discover the Great Plains
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • American literature
  • American literature
  • Canadian literature
  • American fiction
  • Great Plains
  • Americans
  • Canadians
  • North America
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions
  • Americans
  • Canadians
  • Civilization
  • Great Plains
  • North America
Label
Great Plains literature, Linda Ray Pratt
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Publication
Copyright
Note
"Bison Books"--Spine
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Under spacious skies -- Fencing in the first people -- Taking the land in Rölvaag's immigrant saga -- Cather and the end of the "West" -- Dissent and the Great Depression -- City living on the edge -- The circle toward home -- Appendix : Great Plains literary sites to visit
Control code
1023510388
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
xi, 168 pages
Isbn
9780803290709
Lccn
2017039617
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)1023510388
Label
Great Plains literature, Linda Ray Pratt
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Bison Books"--Spine
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Under spacious skies -- Fencing in the first people -- Taking the land in Rölvaag's immigrant saga -- Cather and the end of the "West" -- Dissent and the Great Depression -- City living on the edge -- The circle toward home -- Appendix : Great Plains literary sites to visit
Control code
1023510388
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
xi, 168 pages
Isbn
9780803290709
Lccn
2017039617
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)1023510388

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