Garrett - Davis Josh
Garrett - Davis Josh - Ghost Dances Proving Up Onthe Great Plains - Hardcover
Garrett - Davis Josh - Ghost Dances Proving Up Onthe Great Plains - Hardcover
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Description: Growing up in South Dakota Josh Garrett - Davis always knew he would leave. But as a young adult he kept going back - in dreams and reality and by way of books. With this beautifully written narrative about a seemingly empty but actually rich and complex place he has reclaimed his childhood his unusual family - and the Great Plains. Among the subjects and people who bring his Plains to life are the destruction and resurgence of the American bison; his great - great - grandparents twenty - year sojourn in Nebraska as homesteaders; Native American " Ghost Dancers " who attempted to ward off destruction by supernatural means before the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee; the political allegory to be found in The Wizard of Oz; and current attempts by ecologists to "rewild" the Plains. Ghost Dances is a fluid combination of memoir and history and reportage that reminds us that our roots matter - and might even be inspiring and fascinating.
Title: Ghost Dances Proving Up Onthe Great Plains
Author(s): Garrett - Davis Josh
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Barcode: 9780316199841
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 8/21/2012
Category: Memoirs
Description: Growing up in South Dakota Josh Garrett - Davis always knew he would leave. But as a young adult he kept going back - in dreams and reality and by way of books. With this beautifully written narrative about a seemingly empty but actually rich and complex place he has reclaimed his childhood his unusual family - and the Great Plains. Among the subjects and people who bring his Plains to life are the destruction and resurgence of the American bison; his great - great - grandparents twenty - year sojourn in Nebraska as homesteaders; Native American " Ghost Dancers " who attempted to ward off destruction by supernatural means before the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee; the political allegory to be found in The Wizard of Oz; and current attempts by ecologists to "rewild" the Plains. Ghost Dances is a fluid combination of memoir and history and reportage that reminds us that our roots matter - and might even be inspiring and fascinating.
Title: Ghost Dances Proving Up Onthe Great Plains
Author(s): Garrett - Davis Josh
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Barcode: 9780316199841
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 8/21/2012
Category: Memoirs
