Images of the plains : the role of human nature in settlement
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Images of the plains : the role of human nature in settlement
University of Nebraska Press, c1975
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Papers presented at the conference held Apr. 30-May 1, 1973 at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Includes bibliographies
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Sixteen papers by foremost American, Canadian, and English historical geographers examine the sources of Imagery of the American and Canadian Great Plains, the processes of image formation, and the behavioral implications of various kinds of images. The papers deal with exploratory images of the Plains, resource evaluation in the prefrontier West, governmental appraisal of the western frontier, real and imagined climatic hazards, the desert and garden myths, and adaptations to reality.
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