The Great Plains /:
Walter Prescott Webb identifies the revolver, barbed wire, and the windmill as technological adaptations that facilitated Anglo conquest of the arid, treeless region of the Great Plains.
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| spelling | Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdcCYFqYqyW9QmGk8gdwC http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80010487 The Great Plains / Walter Prescott Webb ; introduction by Andrew R. Graybill. Second edition Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University." Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 09, 2022). Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. The Physical Basis of the Great Plains Environment -- 1. How the Great Plains Were Built -- 2. The Climate of the Great Plains -- 3. The Plant Life of the Great Plains -- 4. Animal Life on the Great Plains -- III. The Plains Indians -- 1. Characteristics of the Plains Indians -- 2. The Spread and Use of the Horse among the Plains Indians -- 3. Horsemanship and Weapons -- 4. The Sign Language of the Plains Indians -- IV. The Spanish Approach to the Great Plains -- 1. The Spanish Colonial System Unsuited to the Great Plains -- 2. The Spanish Explorers on the Plains: A Period of Success -- 3. The Spanish Colonial Period: The Beginning of Failure -- V. The American Approach to the Great Plains -- 1. Exploring the Great Plains: Marking the Trails -- 2. Creating the Tradition of the "Great American Desert" -- 3. The Texas Approach to the Great Plains: The Texans Touch the Plains -- 4. The Great Plains Block the Expansion of the South -- VI. The Cattle Kingdom -- 1. The Origin of the Kingdom -- 2. The Spread of the Kingdom -- 3. The Evolution of the Range and Ranch Cattle Industry, 1866-1928 -- 4. The Ways of Life on the Cattle Range -- 5. The Twin Spectacles of the Range: The Round-up and the Drive -- VII. Transportation and Fencing -- 1. Railroads in the Great Plains -- 2. The Fence Problem -- VIII. The Search for Water in the Great Plains -- 1. The Available Supply of Moisture in the Great Plains -- 2. Well-Making and Windmills -- 3. Irrigation in the Great Plains -- 4. Dry Farming: Conservation of Soil Moisture -- 5. Some Vagaries of the Search for Water -- IX. New Laws for Land and Water -- 1. Enlarging the Land Unit -- 2. The Development of the Land Law for the West -- 3. Development of the Western Water Laws. X. The Literature of the Great Plains and About the Great Plains -- 1. The Literature of the Frontier and the Cattle Kingdom -- 2. The Literature of the Farm -- XI. The Mysteries of the Great Plains in American Life -- 1. What Immediate Effects Did the Great Plains Have Upon the Anglo-American? -- 2. Did Man Originate on the Plains or in the Forest? -- 3. Why Is the West Considered Spectacular and Romantic? -- 4. Why Was the West Considered Lawless? Was It Really Lawless or Did It Merely Appear Lawless? -- 5. Why Is the West Politically Radical? -- 6. What Has Been the Spiritual Effect of the American Adventure in the Great Plains on Women? -- 7. In Conclusion: Let Us Inquire What Has Been and What Is to Be the Meaning of the Great Plains in American Life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Walter Prescott Webb identifies the revolver, barbed wire, and the windmill as technological adaptations that facilitated Anglo conquest of the arid, treeless region of the Great Plains. Great Plains History. Mississippi River Valley History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85086211 Frontier and pioneer life Great Plains. Great Plains Environmental conditions. Agriculture Great Plains History. United States Territorial expansion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140559 Grandes Plaines Histoire. Mississippi, Vallée du Histoire. Grandes Plaines Conditions environnementales. Agriculture Grandes Plaines Histoire. États-Unis Expansion territoriale. Agriculture fast Ecology fast Frontier and pioneer life fast Territorial expansion fast Great Plains fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRCKmCGh97YMVywjkx9c Mississippi River Valley fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq History fast Original 1496231333 9781496231338 (OCoLC)1268517029 Book collections on Project MUSE. FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3298466 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963 The Great Plains / Book collections on Project MUSE. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. The Physical Basis of the Great Plains Environment -- 1. How the Great Plains Were Built -- 2. The Climate of the Great Plains -- 3. The Plant Life of the Great Plains -- 4. Animal Life on the Great Plains -- III. The Plains Indians -- 1. Characteristics of the Plains Indians -- 2. The Spread and Use of the Horse among the Plains Indians -- 3. Horsemanship and Weapons -- 4. The Sign Language of the Plains Indians -- IV. The Spanish Approach to the Great Plains -- 1. The Spanish Colonial System Unsuited to the Great Plains -- 2. The Spanish Explorers on the Plains: A Period of Success -- 3. The Spanish Colonial Period: The Beginning of Failure -- V. The American Approach to the Great Plains -- 1. Exploring the Great Plains: Marking the Trails -- 2. Creating the Tradition of the "Great American Desert" -- 3. The Texas Approach to the Great Plains: The Texans Touch the Plains -- 4. The Great Plains Block the Expansion of the South -- VI. The Cattle Kingdom -- 1. The Origin of the Kingdom -- 2. The Spread of the Kingdom -- 3. The Evolution of the Range and Ranch Cattle Industry, 1866-1928 -- 4. The Ways of Life on the Cattle Range -- 5. The Twin Spectacles of the Range: The Round-up and the Drive -- VII. Transportation and Fencing -- 1. Railroads in the Great Plains -- 2. The Fence Problem -- VIII. The Search for Water in the Great Plains -- 1. The Available Supply of Moisture in the Great Plains -- 2. Well-Making and Windmills -- 3. Irrigation in the Great Plains -- 4. Dry Farming: Conservation of Soil Moisture -- 5. Some Vagaries of the Search for Water -- IX. New Laws for Land and Water -- 1. Enlarging the Land Unit -- 2. The Development of the Land Law for the West -- 3. Development of the Western Water Laws. X. The Literature of the Great Plains and About the Great Plains -- 1. The Literature of the Frontier and the Cattle Kingdom -- 2. The Literature of the Farm -- XI. The Mysteries of the Great Plains in American Life -- 1. What Immediate Effects Did the Great Plains Have Upon the Anglo-American? -- 2. Did Man Originate on the Plains or in the Forest? -- 3. Why Is the West Considered Spectacular and Romantic? -- 4. Why Was the West Considered Lawless? Was It Really Lawless or Did It Merely Appear Lawless? -- 5. Why Is the West Politically Radical? -- 6. What Has Been the Spiritual Effect of the American Adventure in the Great Plains on Women? -- 7. In Conclusion: Let Us Inquire What Has Been and What Is to Be the Meaning of the Great Plains in American Life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Frontier and pioneer life Great Plains. Agriculture Great Plains History. Agriculture Grandes Plaines Histoire. Agriculture fast Ecology fast Frontier and pioneer life fast Territorial expansion fast |
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| title | The Great Plains / |
| title_auth | The Great Plains / |
| title_exact_search | The Great Plains / |
| title_full | The Great Plains / Walter Prescott Webb ; introduction by Andrew R. Graybill. |
| title_fullStr | The Great Plains / Walter Prescott Webb ; introduction by Andrew R. Graybill. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Great Plains / Walter Prescott Webb ; introduction by Andrew R. Graybill. |
| title_short | The Great Plains / |
| title_sort | great plains |
| topic | Frontier and pioneer life Great Plains. Agriculture Great Plains History. Agriculture Grandes Plaines Histoire. Agriculture fast Ecology fast Frontier and pioneer life fast Territorial expansion fast |
| topic_facet | Great Plains History. Mississippi River Valley History. Frontier and pioneer life Great Plains. Great Plains Environmental conditions. Agriculture Great Plains History. United States Territorial expansion. Grandes Plaines Histoire. Mississippi, Vallée du Histoire. Grandes Plaines Conditions environnementales. Agriculture Grandes Plaines Histoire. États-Unis Expansion territoriale. Agriculture Ecology Frontier and pioneer life Territorial expansion Great Plains Mississippi River Valley United States History |
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