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Book SynopsisA guide to the American grasslands and the Grasslands National Park of Canada, this work presents a history of the region, including the establishment of the national grasslands as an important part of the New Deal's social revolution. It also provides a summary of the debates surrounding preservation and use.
Trade Review“[Joutras’s] photographs are lyric, evocative.” —Thomas D. Isern,
Chronicles of OklahomaTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I. The History of the National Grasslands1. "No Darker Chapter nor Greater Tragedy"; 2. Land, the First Essential; 3. A Strange and Dramatic Moment; 4. Broken-up Badlands, Thin Threads of Trees; 5. Highest Purpose of the GrasslandsPart II. A Guide to the National GrasslandsAn Abundance of Sage Hens; National Grasslands Visitor Center; Western States Grasslands; Northern Great Plains Grasslands; Southern Great Plains GrasslandsPart III. Bison Instead of Cattle?Afterword
