James H. Locklear

In the Country of the Kaw

A Personal Natural History of the American Plains

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Produktbeschreibung

Gathering its waters from the plains of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, the Kaw is truly Americaâ s prairie river. James Locklearâ s In the Country of the Kaw is a joyous exploration of the realm of the Kaw River, which stretches from the High Plains of Colorado to the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Kansas
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 672g
• ISBN-13: 9780700636419
• ISBN-10: 0700636412
• Artikelnr.: 69721408

Autorenporträt

James H. Locklear is director of conservation at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha, NE.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part I the Face of the Land
1. Headlands
2. Heartland
3. Scarplands
4. Tree Folk
5. Setting Sail on the Star-Grass Sea
6. A Kaw Florilegium
Part II the Membership
7. The Days of Manure River
8. O Elkader!
9. Bird Sketches
10. Surprised by Shorbs
11. The Waters of Mother Kaw
12. Beautiful Contrivances
14. The Hard Places
Part III Nature and Culture
14. Paradise Undone
15. Community Ecologies
16. The Showalter Lilac
17 Lithophilia
18. The Greatest Day in the History of Beeler
19. Rock Towns
20 Stickers
Epilogue
Appendix A: Plant Names Mentioned in the Text
Appendix B: Animal Names Mentioned in the Text
Selected Bibliography
Index