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The Great Plains, Second Edition /
Walter Prescott Webb identifies the revolver, barbed wire, and the windmill as technological adaptations that facilitated Anglo conquest of the arid, treeless region of the Great Plains.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
Nebraska,
2022.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. The Physical Basis of the Great Plains Environment -- 1. How the Great Plains Were Built -- 2. The Climate of the Great Plains -- 3. The Plant Life of the Great Plains -- 4. Animal Life on the Great Plains -- III. The Plains Indians -- 1. Characteristics of the Plains Indians -- 2. The Spread and Use of the Horse among the Plains Indians -- 3. Horsemanship and Weapons -- 4. The Sign Language of the Plains Indians -- IV. The Spanish Approach to the Great Plains | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. The Spanish Colonial System Unsuited to the Great Plains -- 2. The Spanish Explorers on the Plains: A Period of Success -- 3. The Spanish Colonial Period: The Beginning of Failure -- V. The American Approach to the Great Plains -- 1. Exploring the Great Plains: Marking the Trails -- 2. Creating the Tradition of the "Great American Desert" -- 3. The Texas Approach to the Great Plains: The Texans Touch the Plains -- 4. The Great Plains Block the Expansion of the South -- VI. The Cattle Kingdom -- 1. The Origin of the Kingdom -- 2. The Spread of the Kingdom | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 3. The Evolution of the Range and Ranch Cattle Industry, 1866-1928 -- 4. The Ways of Life on the Cattle Range -- 5. The Twin Spectacles of the Range: The Round-up and the Drive -- VII. Transportation and Fencing -- 1. Railroads in the Great Plains -- 2. The Fence Problem -- VIII. The Search for Water in the Great Plains -- 1. The Available Supply of Moisture in the Great Plains -- 2. Well-Making and Windmills -- 3. Irrigation in the Great Plains -- 4. Dry Farming: Conservation of Soil Moisture -- 5. Some Vagaries of the Search for Water -- IX. New Laws for Land and Water | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Enlarging the Land Unit -- 2. The Development of the Land Law for the West -- 3. Development of the Western Water Laws -- X. The Literature of the Great Plains and About the Great Plains -- 1. The Literature of the Frontier and the Cattle Kingdom -- 2. The Literature of the Farm -- XI. The Mysteries of the Great Plains in American Life -- 1. What Immediate Effects Did the Great Plains Have Upon the Anglo-American? -- 2. Did Man Originate on the Plains or in the Forest? -- 3. Why Is the West Considered Spectacular and Romantic? | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 4. Why Was the West Considered Lawless? Was It Really Lawless or Did It Merely Appear Lawless? -- 5. Why Is the West Politically Radical? -- 6. What Has Been the Spiritual Effect of the American Adventure in the Great Plains on Women? -- 7. In Conclusion: Let Us Inquire What Has Been and What Is to Be the Meaning of the Great Plains in American Life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index | |
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