| Description |
1 online resource (286 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Southwestern Nature Writing Series
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Southwestern nature writing series.
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| Contents |
Maps, Illustrations, and Diagrams; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Flyover Country; Scottsbluff, NE; Chapter 1 -- Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 1.1 Terra Incognita; 1.2 Can't Get Lost; 1.3 Blank; Interim: Highway 36; 1.4 Slow down!; 1.5 Rhythms, Cycles, Spirals; Part I : Sun-sitting; Part II : A Day; Interim : Sense of Place; 1.6 The Quest; Interim: Dream of Place; Chapter 2 -- Mixedgrass; 2.1 Wonderlands; 2.2 National Grasslands; 2.3 Animal Encounters; Interim: Medora to Marmarth (with some dinosaur statues in between); 2.4 Interpretation and Inspiration; Chapter 3 -- Tallgrass. |
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3.1 Experiment and Experience Or, How I Tried to Like a Prairie; Interim: In Which I Discover an Island and Fall in Love with a Forest; 3.2 Conversations with Konza; Chapter 4 -- Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 4.1 The Return to the Plains; Interim: The Mapmaker's Discipline; 4.2: Winter; Conclusion -- A Brief Meditation on Expectation and Emptiness; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear ""empty, "" plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience--one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Wilderness areas -- West (U.S.) -- Philosophy.
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Wilderness areas. |
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Philosophy. |
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Wilderness areas -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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| Subject |
Plains -- West (U.S.) -- Philosophy.
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Plains. |
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Plains -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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Grasslands -- West (U.S.) -- Philosophy.
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Grasslands. |
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Grasslands -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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Natural history -- West (U.S.)
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Natural history. |
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Zen Buddhism.
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Zen Buddhism. |
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West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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khans (built works) |
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Zenaga (language) |
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Ch'an (religion) |
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NATURE -- Essays. |
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NATURE -- Reference. |
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism. |
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West United States. |
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Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Other Form: |
1-306-92447-2 |
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1-57441-552-2 |
| ISBN |
9781574415629 (electronic book) |
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157441562X (electronic book) |
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9781574415520 |
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1574415522 |
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