Like No Other Place - The Sandhills of Nebraska

Informationen zum Autor David A. Owen is a retired Episcopal minister. His photographs of the Sandhills have been exhibited in Nebraska and Connecticut and were twice featured in Nebraska Life magazine. Klappentext Originally published: Chicago, Ill.: Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago, 2010. Zusammenfassung In 2008 and 2009, photographer and storyteller David A. Owen travelled through western Nebraska to capture the unconventional beauty of the geography and singular way of life of the residents there. Connecting the everyday activities of the ranchers and residents he encounters to the vast, isolated landscape, Owen provides a fascinating window into this dazzling area of America. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrologueThe Sorting Out ProcessThe HillsMari SandozMaking It All WorkHeidi Ostrander"'Spose I Coulda Lived in the City" by Willard Hollopeter, cowboy poet"I've Spent a Lot of Time There" by Lyn Messersmith, cowboy poetPraise PartyEd PiselRoping a Coyote, as told by Bill ShrewsburyBrandingThe BohunkJack Brennan and the Blizzard of 1949, as told by his wife, JuneEnduring WomanThe Final ShowSuggested ReadingsAcknowledgments

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Owen
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2012
• EAN: 9780803240537
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-4053-7
• Pagine: 160
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; Viaggi > Volumi illustrati; Fotografie, Orte und Menschen: Sachbuch, Bildbände, Reiseführer, USA Mittlerer Westen, West North Central, Staaten der Great Plains, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials), HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, Travel - General, TRAVEL / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)