Author: C. Thomas Shay
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496232151
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In Under Prairie Skies, C. Thomas Shay asks and answers the question, What role did plants play in the lives of early inhabitants of the northern Great Plains? Since humans arrived at the end of the Ice Age, plants played important roles as Native peoples learned which were valuable foods, which held medicinal value, and which were best for crafts. Incorporating Native voices, ethnobotanical studies, personal stories, and research techniques, Under Prairie Skies shows how, since the end of the Ice Age, plants have held a central place in the lives of Native peoples. Eventually some groups cultivated seed-bearing annuals and, later, fields of maize and other crops. Throughout history, their lives became linked with the land, both materially and spiritually.
Under Prairie Skies
Author: Cynthia Roemer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945094422
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945094422
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Under Prairie Skies
Author: C. Thomas Shay
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496232151
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In Under Prairie Skies, C. Thomas Shay asks and answers the question, What role did plants play in the lives of early inhabitants of the northern Great Plains? Since humans arrived at the end of the Ice Age, plants played important roles as Native peoples learned which were valuable foods, which held medicinal value, and which were best for crafts. Incorporating Native voices, ethnobotanical studies, personal stories, and research techniques, Under Prairie Skies shows how, since the end of the Ice Age, plants have held a central place in the lives of Native peoples. Eventually some groups cultivated seed-bearing annuals and, later, fields of maize and other crops. Throughout history, their lives became linked with the land, both materially and spiritually.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496232151
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In Under Prairie Skies, C. Thomas Shay asks and answers the question, What role did plants play in the lives of early inhabitants of the northern Great Plains? Since humans arrived at the end of the Ice Age, plants played important roles as Native peoples learned which were valuable foods, which held medicinal value, and which were best for crafts. Incorporating Native voices, ethnobotanical studies, personal stories, and research techniques, Under Prairie Skies shows how, since the end of the Ice Age, plants have held a central place in the lives of Native peoples. Eventually some groups cultivated seed-bearing annuals and, later, fields of maize and other crops. Throughout history, their lives became linked with the land, both materially and spiritually.
Under a Prairie Sky
Author: Anne Laurel Carter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781551432267
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"As a storm looms in the prairie sky, a boy rides out to find his wayward younger brother. The courageous story of one boy's exciting rescue adventure" Cf. Our choice, 2003.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781551432267
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"As a storm looms in the prairie sky, a boy rides out to find his wayward younger brother. The courageous story of one boy's exciting rescue adventure" Cf. Our choice, 2003.
Cabin in the Snow
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590548967
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Papa decides to help other free-soil settlers defend the town of Lawrence, Charlie takes the wagon home and helps his family survive a prairie blizzard.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590548967
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Papa decides to help other free-soil settlers defend the town of Lawrence, Charlie takes the wagon home and helps his family survive a prairie blizzard.
The World Is Mostly Sky
Author: Sarah Ens
Publisher: Turnstone Press
ISBN: 9780888017055
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In this shining debut, identity and community converge in poems for a modern generation. Beginning with the open prairie skies of her youth, Sarah Ens maps an emergence into millennial womanhood, questioning feminine expectations and examining heartache and disembodiment during an age of personal and planetary upheaval. The World Is Mostly Sky looks backwards and inwards to find respite in stars, warm earth, and deep waters while rejoicing in the sacred bonds of sisterhood that offer the courage to meet our uncertain horizon.
Publisher: Turnstone Press
ISBN: 9780888017055
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In this shining debut, identity and community converge in poems for a modern generation. Beginning with the open prairie skies of her youth, Sarah Ens maps an emergence into millennial womanhood, questioning feminine expectations and examining heartache and disembodiment during an age of personal and planetary upheaval. The World Is Mostly Sky looks backwards and inwards to find respite in stars, warm earth, and deep waters while rejoicing in the sacred bonds of sisterhood that offer the courage to meet our uncertain horizon.
Pioneer Summer
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442421444
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Westward Ho! Congress has ruled that settlers in Kansas Territory will decide whether Kansas will enter the Union as a free or a slave state. Charlie Keller's papa is an abolitionist, and he's moving the family to Kansas so he can cast his vote for freedom. Papa and Momma, big sister Ida Jane, even baby Sophie, seem excited about being pioneers -- but not Charlie. Why couldn't they stay back home in Massachusetts with Grandpa and with Charlie's beloved old dog, Danny, who is too old to make the trip? Turning the wild Kansas prairie into a farm is hard work, filled with worries and danger. Will Kansas ever feel like home to Charlie?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442421444
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Westward Ho! Congress has ruled that settlers in Kansas Territory will decide whether Kansas will enter the Union as a free or a slave state. Charlie Keller's papa is an abolitionist, and he's moving the family to Kansas so he can cast his vote for freedom. Papa and Momma, big sister Ida Jane, even baby Sophie, seem excited about being pioneers -- but not Charlie. Why couldn't they stay back home in Massachusetts with Grandpa and with Charlie's beloved old dog, Danny, who is too old to make the trip? Turning the wild Kansas prairie into a farm is hard work, filled with worries and danger. Will Kansas ever feel like home to Charlie?
Where The Sky Began
Author: John Madson
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587295237
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
“It was a flowing emerald in spring and summer when the boundless winds ran across it, a tawny ocean under the winds of autumn, and a stark and painful emptiness when the great long winds drove in from the northwest. It was Beulahland for many; Gehenna for some. It was the tall prairie.”—from the “Prologue” Originally published in 1982, Where the Sky Began, John Madson’s landmark publication, introduced readers across the nation to the wonders of the tallgrass prairie, sparking the current interest in prairie restoration. Now back in print, this classic tome will serve as inspiration to those just learning about the heartland’s native landscape and rekindle the passion of long-time prairie enthusiasts.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587295237
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
“It was a flowing emerald in spring and summer when the boundless winds ran across it, a tawny ocean under the winds of autumn, and a stark and painful emptiness when the great long winds drove in from the northwest. It was Beulahland for many; Gehenna for some. It was the tall prairie.”—from the “Prologue” Originally published in 1982, Where the Sky Began, John Madson’s landmark publication, introduced readers across the nation to the wonders of the tallgrass prairie, sparking the current interest in prairie restoration. Now back in print, this classic tome will serve as inspiration to those just learning about the heartland’s native landscape and rekindle the passion of long-time prairie enthusiasts.
Nothing but prairie and sky
Author: Bruce Siberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Our Kansas Home
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439113564
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Danger Close To Home Papa is in danger for helping to rescue a free-state settler who was unjustly arrested by Kansas's proslavery sheriff. He has gone into hiding, and Momma and the Keller children are alone in their remote cabin while marauding border ruffians are roaming the countryside, looking for livestock to steal. But there's a lot more at stake at the Keller homestead than their chickens and cows. Charlie has come upon Lizzie, a runaway slave girl trying to make her way to freedom in Canada, and the Kellers are hiding her at their cabin. With the violence in Kansas Territory escalating, the Underground Railroad isn't running. Can Charlie and his family keep Lizzie safe until she can escape from Kansas?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439113564
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Danger Close To Home Papa is in danger for helping to rescue a free-state settler who was unjustly arrested by Kansas's proslavery sheriff. He has gone into hiding, and Momma and the Keller children are alone in their remote cabin while marauding border ruffians are roaming the countryside, looking for livestock to steal. But there's a lot more at stake at the Keller homestead than their chickens and cows. Charlie has come upon Lizzie, a runaway slave girl trying to make her way to freedom in Canada, and the Kellers are hiding her at their cabin. With the violence in Kansas Territory escalating, the Underground Railroad isn't running. Can Charlie and his family keep Lizzie safe until she can escape from Kansas?
Small Beneath the Sky
Author: Lorna Crozier
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 155365577X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"A tender, unsparing portrait of a family. It is also a book about place. In this splendid volume of recollections, award-winning poet Lorna Crosier charts the geography that shaped her character and her understanding of the world."--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 155365577X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"A tender, unsparing portrait of a family. It is also a book about place. In this splendid volume of recollections, award-winning poet Lorna Crosier charts the geography that shaped her character and her understanding of the world."--Page 4 of cover.