Like No Other Place: The Sandhills of Nebraska (Center for American Places - Center Books on the American West)

Owen, David A.

ISBN 10: 1930066929 / ISBN 13: 9781930066922

Published by Center for American Places, USA, 2010

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USA: Center for American Places, 2010. First edition, first printing, signed by the author on the title page. Pictorial hardcover with matching dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no other names or markings. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 043503

Bibliographic Details

Title: Like No Other Place: The Sandhills of ...

Publisher: Center for American Places, USA

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Covering nearly 20,000 square miles, the Nebraska Sandhills are the largest sand dune formation in America. Consisting primarily of grass and wetland, the Sandhills are inhospitable to agriculture, but enterprising cattle ranchers turned the Sandhills into one of the most productive ranching regions in the country in the late nineteenth century. Like the ranchers before him, David A. Owen found his place in the Sandhills of Nebraska. A widely travelled Episcopal minister and photographer, Owen and his wife moved from their home in Connecticut to become Nebraskans, and "Like No Other Place" documents his experience of this uniquely American place and its people. Throughout "Like No Other Place", Owen is both photographer and storyteller as he connects the everyday activities of the ranchers and residents he encounters to the vast, isolated landscape. Owen provides a fascinating, firsthand look at a simple, though hardly simplistic, existence. Featuring poetry, song, recipes, and traditions within Owen's narrative, "Like No Other Place" celebrates a remote and unfamiliar corner of the United States.

Review:

David Owen has beautifully captured the rhythms of the Nebraska Sandhills in his new book. His essays and photographs convey his affection and deep respect for the land and the people, and he captures the essence of this distinctive and magnificent American place. --David J. Wishart, professor, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and editor of The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains" "David Owen has beautifully captured the rhythms of the Nebraska Sandhills in his new book. His essays and photographs convey his affection and deep respect for the land and the people, and he captures the essence of this distinctive and magnificent American place."--David J. Wishart, professor, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and editor of "The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains"--David J. Wishart