The Way to the West: Essays on the Central Plains
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Book Overview
This poignant history of the great migrations of the Cheyenne Indians and Anglo pioneers onto the arid Central Plains tells a complex story of the relationship between people and the environment. Elliott West, a distinguished western historian, turns his attention here to land, animals, families, and stories. Focusing on a region embracing parts of present-day Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming, he examines both the facts and myths of the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0826316530
ISBN13:9780826316530
Release Date:October 1995
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Length:254 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Informative study of the Great Plains
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
West examines relations between Native Americans, Americans, bison and the environment of the Great Plains. His explanation of environmental factors in depletion of the buffalo herds is very valuable in understanding what was happening on the Plains during the middle of the 19th century.
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