The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century

(Part of the Modern American West Series)

by R. Douglas Hurt

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The Great Plains, known for grasslands that stretch to the horizon, is a difficult region to define. Some classify it as the region beginning in the east at the ninety-eighth or one-hundredth meridian. Others identify the eastern boundary with annual precipitation lines, soil composition, or length of the grass. In The Big Empty, leading historian R. Douglas Hurt defines this region using the towns and cities--Denver, Lincoln, and Fort Worth--that...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816529728

ISBN13:9780816529728

Release Date:September 2011

Publisher:University of Arizona Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.04 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

20th Century History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) State & Local

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(Part of the Modern American West Series)

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