Great Plains Region

AMANDA REES is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Wyoming. She contributed to Imagining the Big Open: Nature, Identity, and Play in the New West and to Suburban Sprawl: Culture, Ecology, and Politics.

"This set provides a comprehensive view of America's regional history and culture.... This encyclopedia set provides a resource that is compatible with regional studies curricula. Highly recommended. All levels." - Choice, June 2005 "Exploring both history and culture, this resource offers a comprehensive view of our nation's diverse regions.... The narratives focus on distinctive U.S. regions, with subjects ranging from architecture, art, and ecology to fashion, folklore, food, language, literature, music, religion, and sports.... With interest in regionalism on the rise owing to increased literary and American studies programs, students conducting research on regional identities and cultural distinctiveness will be well served by the depth of coverage this set provides. Classroom teachers and library media specialists could also utilize it in their own research. Recommended for academic and larger public libraries." - Library Journal, March 15, 2005 "This reference set will be a great source for students in grade seven and up, especially for schools and public libraries where states and cultural heritage assignments are frequent and curriculum support is needed." - VOYA, June 2005"

• Foreword by William Ferris Preface Introduction by Amanda Rees Architecture by Steve Martens and Ronald L.M. Ramsay Art by William M. Tsutsui and Marjorie Swann Ecology and Environment by John Opie Ethnicity by A. Dudley Gardner Fashion by Laurel E. Wilson Film and Theater by Ronald W. Wilson Folklore by Amanda Rees Food by Barbara Shortridge Language by Pamela Innes Literature by Stacy Coyle Music by Paula Conlon, Addie deHilster, and T. Chris Aplin Religion by Steve Foulke Sports and Recreation by Thomas A. Wikle and John F. Rooney, Jr. Timeline Notes Bibliography Index About the Editor and Contributors