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Ian frazier presents his impressions of the great plains as a whole portion of the central states but more interesting is his interaction with various indians and their take on their history. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, great plains takes us from the site of sitting bulls cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by. That immense western shortgrass prairie so inspired him that he now sings its praisesand laments its declinein a traveloguehistory steeped in gentle humor and a bonedeep regard. National bestsellerwith his unique blend of intrepidity, tonguein.
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