[PDF] Rediscovering the Great Plains: Journeys by Dog; Canoe; and Horse (Creating the North American Landscape) by Dr. Norman Henderson in Arts-Photography

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Amazing bookBy Marilyn RobertsonI read library copy of Rediscovering The Great Plains and knew I had to have a copy for myself. The book is so beautifully written and evokes the prairies as I know them. On every page there is something to make the reader pause. or grin. or nod in agreement. My father was born and grew up in Northern Saskatchewan. so this book helps me better grasp his early life. It will be a book I read often.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great history. food for thought. and inspirtation for my own tripsBy Just MeHeres the Table of Contents:Preface1 - Night Vision: Of the Moonlit Plains by Train2 - Dog: Of the Dogs of the Old Plains and of Building a Travois3 - "Mush!": Of Plains Journeys through Heat. Snow. and Mosquitoes with a Remarkable Husky4 - Canoe: Of the Extraordinary River Voyages of Plains Navigators5 - "En Avant!": Of Coyotes. Cattle. and Wire. and of the Many Wonders of the Prairie River6 - Horse: Of the "Great Gift" of the Spanish and of What-Might-Have-Been7 - "Gee up!": Of a Final Journey in the Great Valley and of Adventures with a Philosophical Horse8 - Day Flight:Of Home and the View from AboveAcknowledgmentsBiographic NotesChapter NotesReferencesIndexThis book really struck home for me. There are so many long distance hiking. or even horseback riding. adventure-logs. but this is one of the few with a focus on history rather than heroic struggle.