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9780803268517: Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 0803268513 ISBN 13: 9780803268517
Editorial: University of Nebraska Press, 1979

Sinopsis

First published in 1939 and never before available in a paperback edition, this remarkable compendium of Nebraskiana includes chapters on the state's history, natural setting, flora and fauna. Indians, government, agriculture and industry, ethnic groups, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. Far more than a tour guide, it is replete with all manner of colorful and unusual sidelights on Nebraska places and people, the kind of information not readily accessible outside of archives. Tom Allan, veteran roving reporter for the Omaha World Herald, has written a new introduction which bridged the years between 1939 and 1979 an reveals some of his own off-the-beaten-path discoveries. Rewarding reading for the armchair traveler and an indispensable companion for the tourist, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State will delight and inform all those interested in Nebraska and the Great Plains region.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Críticas

"A fascinating state and people and the "Guide" presents the whole picture. . . . Rich with Americana."--"Saturday Review of Literature"

Reseña del editor

First published in 1939 and never before available in a paperback edition, this remarkable compendium of Nebraskiana includes chapters on the state's history, natural setting, flora and fauna. Indians, government, agriculture and industry, ethnic groups, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. Far more than a tour guide, it is replete with all manner of colorful and unusual sidelights on Nebraska places and people, the kind of information not readily accessible outside of archives. Tom Allan, veteran roving reporter for the Omaha World Herald, has written a new introduction which bridged the years between 1939 and 1979 an reveals some of his own off-the-beaten-path discoveries. Rewarding reading for the armchair traveler and an indispensable companion for the tourist, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State will delight and inform all those interested in Nebraska and the Great Plains region.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Editorial
University of Nebraska Press
Año de publicación
1979
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0803268513
ISBN 13 
9780803268517
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
460
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780403021772: Nebraska: A Guide To The Cornhusker State (American Guide)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0403021774 ISBN 13:  9780403021772
Editorial: North American Book Distributors..., 1939
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