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Paula M. Nelson

The Prairie Winnows Out Its Own: The West River Country of South Dakota in the Years of Depression and Dust

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Nelson's story, which is told largely through the west river settlers' own words, reveals a bond between people and the land so strong that only the most overwhelming adversity could finally break it. It is a fascinating tale of hopes raised and dreams shattered within a single generation. One cannot help being moved. The book should be required reading for all who seek to understand human persistence in a zone that outsiders have been too willing to dismiss as submarginal. - John C. Hudson, Northwestern University; Highly readable.... The term 'wide open spaces' takes on new meaning in Nelson's book....A marvelous job of presenting the lives… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-87745-930-9
  • EAN: 9780877459309
  • Produktnummer: 1559224
  • Verlag: Univ Of Iowa Pr
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
  • Seitenangabe: 276 S.
  • Masse: H23.0 cm x B16.6 cm x D1.7 cm 395 g
  • Gewicht: 395

Über den Autor


Paula Nelson is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

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