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Author Madson, John.

Title Where the sky began : land of the tallgrass prairie / John Madson ; illustrations by Dycie Madson
Edition Bur oak books ed
Published Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Part I. the place -- Beyond the wooden country -- Fire, ice, and mountain -- The lawns of God -- The far gardens -- Prairyerths -- A prairie bestiary -- The great weathers -- Part II. the people -- Grandfather country -- After the plow -- People pastures -- Appendix A. sources -- Appendix B. Directory of Representative Tallgrass Prairies
Notes Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1982
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Prairie ecology -- United States
Prairies -- United States
Prairies -- United States -- History
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Plains & Prairies.
NATURE -- Essays.
Prairie ecology
Prairies
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781587295232
1587295237