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Inheriting the Landby Mark Vinz; Thom Tammaro
University of Minnesota Press 1993; US$ 67.50This compelling anthology of contemporary prose and poetry confronts the idea of ?regional,? and explores the extremes of the term?the hardships of the weather versus the quiet, idyllic beauty of nature, or the provincial, remote feel of the region versus its inherent richness and cohesive spirit.Includes work by Robert Bly, Louise Erdrich, Jon Hassler, Bill Holm, William Stafford, Patricia Hampl, Jonis Agee, Carol Bly, Meridel LeSueur, and Garrison Keillor. more...
The Wide Openby Annick Smith; Susan O'Connor
University of Nebraska Press 2008; US$ 39.95It is hard to love the high, cold plains of the American West. They are vast and harsh and demanding. And perhaps because they are so hard to love, prairies challenge the imaginative mind and the adventurous heart. The Wide Open reveals how some of the most interesting and accomplished writers and photographers in the country have met that challenge and given the genius of the prairie a vision and a voice. Their stories are as diverse as the tellers, ranging from fiction by Barry Lopez, Richard Ford, and William Kittredge, to the childhood histories of Mary Clearman Blew and Judy Blunt and the nonfiction narratives of Jim Harrison, Gretel Ehrlich, and Rick Bass. There are works by Native American prairie dwellers such as M. L. Smoker and James... more...
Alaska Readerby Anne Hanley; Carolyn Kremers
Fulcrum Publishing 2005; US$ 18.95More than 1.3 million people visit Alaska each year to experience its unique history, abundant wildlife, diverse cultures, and natural beauty. This book enriches that experience. Here is a collection of authentic voices, oral and written, that depicts Alaska with intelligence, integrity, and authenticity. Encompassing classic and contemporary writers and storytellersestablished and new, insiders and outsidersthis anthology includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and oral tradition. Several books that have recently gained national attention are highlighted: Seth Kantners Ordinary Wolves, Marjorie Coles Correcting the Landscape, and Dan ONeills The Firecracker Boys more...
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