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Ghost Dances: Proving Up on the Great Plains

By Josh Garrett-Davis

Ghost Dances: Proving Up on the Great Plains

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Growing up in South Dakota, Josh Garrett-Davis 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 that bring his Midwestern Plains to life are the destruction and resurgence of the American bison; Native American "Ghost Dancers," who attempted to ward off destruction by supernatural means; the political allegory to be found in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; and current attempts by ecologists to "rewild" the Plains, complete with cheetahs. Garrett-Davis infuses the narrative with stories of his family as well--including his great-great-grandparents' twenty-year sojourn in Nebraska as homesteaders and his progressive Methodist cousin Ruth, a missionary in China ousted by Mao's revolution. GHOST DANCES is a fluid combination of memoir and history and reportage that reminds us our roots matter.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2012-08-21
Publication Date:
2012-08-21
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0316199842
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
445 g
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