Jones, Stephen R. The last prairie, a Sandhills journal.JONES, Stephen R. The last prairie, a Sandhills Sandhills could be:
A tender, compelling contribution to ecology, Jones's immersion in the Nebraska prairie underscores the importance of natural beauty to human contentment. On the last expanse of untrammeled Midwestern grassland, Jones examines the interrelations of aquifers with prairie chickens and deerflies, of wild berries and nuts in the native American diet. Layered over biological and geological observations are comments on the Lakota myths of the Milky Way Milky Way, the galaxy of which the sun and solar system are a part, seen as a broad band of light arching across the night sky from horizon to horizon; if not blocked by the horizon, it would be seen as a circle around the entire sky. and the settler's battle against drought, hailstones, and pulmonary disease. Epigraphs at the beginnings of chapters tease the mind with Pawnee verse, the warnings of a Cheyenne chief, the autobiography of Luther Standing Bear Luther Standing Bear (1868–1939), also known as Ota Kte, was a Native American writer and actor. Born in South Dakota to an Oglala Lakota family, Standing Bear was educated at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, an Indian Boarding School in Pennsylvania. , and the philosophy of Black Elk. Mary Ellen Snodgrass The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , Hickory, NC J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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