The prairie winnows out its own : the West River Country of South Dakota in the years of depression and dust /

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Between 1900 and 1915, in the last great land rush, over one hundred thousand homesteaders flooded into the west river country of South Dakota, a land noted for its aridity and unpredictable weather, its treelessness, and its endless sky. The settlers of "the last, best west" weathered the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, Paula, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, ©1996.
Temas:
1900-1999
Agriculture > South Dakota > History > 20th century.
Agriculture > Dakota du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Agriculture
Economic history
South Dakota > History.
South Dakota > Economic conditions.
Dakota du Sud > Conditions économiques.
South Dakota
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Introduction: After the West Was Won; Chapter 1. Room at the Bottom; Chapter 2. The Cow, the Sow, and the Hen; Chapter 3. If a Woman Is a True Companion; Chapter 4. Not a Young Chicago; Chapter 5. The Social Costs of Space; Chapter 6. Seedtime and Harvest Shall Not Cease; Chapter 7. In the Last Days, Perilous Times Shall Come; Chapter 8. The Plainsman Cannot Assume; Chapter 9. Outside the Shelterbelt; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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