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17 produkter
Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little Town
Where History and Literature Meet
Häftad, 1994
381 kr
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Taking concepts such as place and community, freedom and control, Miller shows how they operate in Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels of prairie life. The book is grounded in detailed research of the Dakotas of the 1880s.
Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Woman Behind the Legend
Häftad, 2006
330 kr
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Although generations of readers of the Little House books are familiar with Laura Ingalls Wilder's early life up through her first years of marriage to Almanzo Wilder, few know about her adult years. Going beyond previous studies, ""Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder"" focuses upon Wilder's years in …
History of South Dakota
Av Herbert S. Schell, John E Miller
Häftad, 2004
311 kr
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History of South Dakota is widely recognized as the definitive history of the state. Beginning with the earliest American Indian settlers, Herbert S. Schell traces the history of this region midway between the Midwest and the West. This classic account provides a picture of South Dakota’s …
Plains Political Tradition
Essays on South Dakota Political Culture, Volume 2
Av Jon K. Lauck, John E. Miller m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
260 kr
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South Dakota is often thought of as a conservative or “red” state, but its political culture is much more variegated and unpredictable than such colour-coded references might imply. Just as the nation as a whole consists of diverse regions and subcultures that manifest fairly wide swings of opinion …
Bones of the Woods: A collection of short stories
Av Rachelle Reese, John E. Miller
Häftad
225 kr
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From the Gator's Mouth
E-bok, 2010
10 kr
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Something happened in the swamp on February 14, 1900 and Agatha, the earthbound goddess of the swamp, witnessed it. On April 1st, the goddess of chaos shows up with a squalling bundle under her arms. How does this concern Swampy? It doesn't -- at least not until those pesky fairies get him involved.
Democracy's Troubles
Twelve Threats to the American Ideal and How We Can Overcome Them
Häftad, 2020
365 kr
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Evidence is accumulating that democracy is under siege--in the United States and around the world. This volume identifies and explains a dozen separate challenges threatening American democracy today. Sorting these challenges into political and social-cultural problems, each is placed in an …
Plains Political Tradition
Essays on South Dakota Political Culture, Volume 3
Av Jon Lauck, John E. Miller m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
288 kr
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Not all politics is party politics. Nowhere is this fact more apparent than within the boundaries of South Dakota. Although the state is known for its agrarian conservatism, political tradition in the land of infinite variety is more than simply Republican or Democrat. An awareness of the influence …
Small-Town Dreams
Stories of Midwestern Boys Who Shaped America
Inbunden, 2014
541 kr
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We live these days in a virtual nation of cities and celebrities, dreaming a small-town America rendered ever stranger by purveyors of nostalgia and dark visionaries from Sherwood Anderson to David Lynch. And yet it is the small town, that world of local character and neighbourhood lore, that …
Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane
Authorship, Place, Time, and Culture
Häftad, 2016
253 kr
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One of America's leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane combine analyses of both women to explore their collaborative process and how their books reflect the authors' view of place, time, and culture, expanding the critical discussion of Wilder and Lane beyond the Little …
Plains Political Tradition
Essays on South Dakota Political Tradition
Av Jon K. Lauck, John E. Miller m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
232 kr
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First impressions of the political landscape in South Dakota tend towards an assumption of hard-line conservatism, and yet such a conclusion barely scratches the surface of what constitutes political tradition in the Mount Rushmore State.Editors Jon K. Lauck, John E. Miller, and Donald C. Simmons, …
