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by Ian Frazier (Author) "AWAY to the Great Plains of America, to that immense Western short-grass prairie now mostly plowed under!..." (more)
Key Phrases: yellow earring, confluence area, tipi poles, Crazy Horse, Great Plains, Sitting Bull (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Frazier, staff writer for the New Yorker and author of Dating Your Mom , here explores the Great Plains at random, seeking the past and embracing the present. According to PW , "This is an engaging blend of travelogue, local color, geography and folklore." Photos. 100,000 first printing; author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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“Extraordinary...One thinks of such American originals as John McPhee,
Wallace Stegner, Edward Hoagland, Peter Matthiessen, and Evan S. Connell.” —The Washington Post Book World

“This is a brillant, funny, and altogether perfect book, soaked in research and then aired out on the open plains to evaporate the excess, leaving this modern masterpiece. It makes me want to get in a truck and drive straight out to North Dakota and look at the prairie.” —Garrison Keillor

“History written with passion and delight... Frazier is a great storyteller.” —Newsweek


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Product Details
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; 1st edition (May 4, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312278500
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312278502
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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