[PDF] Prairie Town eBook

Author : Jacqueline Edmondson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 37,47 MB
Release : 2003-06-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 1461613353

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Prairie Town: Redefining Rural Life in the Age of Globalization describes the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century. Like many other agricultural based towns, Prairie Town struggled for survival within the context of the on-going farm crisis, NAFTA, neoliberal agricultural policies, and growing agribusiness that negatively impacted many farmers throughout the world. The effects of globalization, the displacement of rural workers to urban areas, and the deterioration of rural life were a widespread phenomenon. In spite of these complex issues, Prairie Town worked to define a new rural— life, one which entailed a new rural literacy—a new way of reading rural life-that changed the way rural life, work, and education were realized. Prairie Town's story offers us hope as we learn that neoliberalism is not inevitable, nor is the demise of rural America. From this community, we learn that not everything can be bought and sold, and disidentification with dominant societal structures is possible within a participatory democratic society. New cultural models can be constructed that enable individuals in Prairie Town and elsewhere to actively work to construct ways of being that are consistent with their values and hopes for how they might live together.

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Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 36,87 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781587291128

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Hokanson (writing, Lakeland College) looks at the town of Peterson, Iowa, its history, and our enduring need for a sense of place. He synthesizes geography, oral history, archaeology, science, and literature in his portrait of this small farming town. Includes bandw historical and modern photos of Peterson's faces and landscapes. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Janette Oke
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780764224553

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Being a Prairie Dog Is Hard Work! Flick thinks there are too many rules for prairie dogs. The peskiest rule is that he must never leave the tunnel at night. But no one seems to know why it's so unsafe--not even Father. So Flick decides to find out for himself and sneaks out one night after everyone is asleep. Once outside, Flick discovers that it's not so bad. He even befriends a neighborly rabbit, who shows him around. But when a close call with a dangerous animal sends Flick back underground, he learns the important lesson that the prairie dog town rules are there to protect him.

Author : Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062484095

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The seventh book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams’s classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. The settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. With spring comes a new job for Laura, town parties, and more time to spend with Almanzo Wilder. Laura also tries to help Pa and Ma save money so that Mary is able to go to a college for the blind. The nine Little House books are inspired by Laura’s own childhood and have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America’s frontier history and as heartwarming, unforgettable stories.

Author : Angie Debo
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 1998-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806130941

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Prairie City is the social history of a representative midwestern town - a composite of several Oklahoma small towns. Beginning with the "one flashing moment" of the 1889 land run, which opened the "Oklahoma Lands" for white settlement, Angie Debo depicts the struggles of the settlers on the vast prairie to build a community despite seasons of drought, prairie fire, and destitution. Solidly based on historical research, Prairie City chronicles the arrival of the railroad, the growth of political parties and educational institutions, KKK uprisings, the oil boom, the Depression and the New Deal, and the effects of two world wars on small-town America.

Author : Alan Bartels
Publisher : Mascot Books
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 18,24 MB
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781684017720

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"Prairie dog towns are marvelous magnets of life in the Great Plains, but so much of the magic happens out of sight, at night, and underground. This beautiful little book gives young readers a doorway into a prairie dog's world, a child's heart determined to protect them, and shows why every voice matters in conservation." ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚" Michael Forsberg, Conservationist and Photographer

Author : Catherine Palmer
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 34,27 MB
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1414362811

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Hope and love blossom on the untamed prairie as a young woman searching for a place to call home happens upon a Kansas homestead during the 1860s . . . A Town Called Hope, the inspiring series set in post–Civil War Kansas, is the creation of best-selling romance writer Catherine Palmer. In the fast-paced Prairie Rose, impulsive nineteen-year-old Rosie Mills takes a job caring for the young son of widowed homesteader Seth Hunter in order to escape the orphanage in which she was raised. Rosie’s naive view of love and her understanding of what it means to have a Father in heaven are quickly put to the test. Afraid of being wounded again, Seth struggles to freely open his heart—to his hurting son, to a woman’s love, and to a Father who will not abandon him. Together Rosie and Seth must face the harsh uncertainties of prairie life—and the one man who threatens to destroy their happiness. Prairie Rose launches a series sure to satisfy readers who expect solid biblical values in a wholesome, exhilarating romance.

Author : Bonnie Geisert
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0395859077

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Describes a year in the life of a prairie town including the effect of seasons and of economics on the ebb and flow of this agricultural community.

Author : Miriam Aronin
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,29 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 159716870X

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"Look inside to enter the subterranean world of the prairie dog's town. You'll discover how these small furry animals communicate, find food, and raise their young. Perhaps most interesting of all, you'll find out how they work together to build their perfect hideaways under the ground"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Odd S. Lovoll
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,84 MB
Release : 2007-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873516037

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A pioneering study that examines the social, cultural, and religious development of Norwegian Americans in the agricultural communities of rural Minnesota.