Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803268513 ISBN 13: 9780803268517

Publisher: Bison Books, 1979

Synopsis

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.

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Nebraska 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 Nebr... Full description

Review

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Bison Books
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803268513
• ISBN 13: 9780803268517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 424