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PrairyErth : (a deep map) / William Least Heat-Moon ; [maps and Kansas petroglyphs drawn by author].
LIBRA Special F687.C35 H44 1991
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heat Moon, William Least.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heat Moon, William Least.
- Travel.
- Kansas.
- Kansas--Chase County.
- Chase County (Kan.)--Description and travel.
- Chase County (Kan.).
- Chase County (Kan.)--History, Local.
- Heat Moon, William Least--Travel--Kansas--Chase County.
- Heat-Moon, William Least--Journeys--Kansas--Chase County.
- Local Subjects:
- Heat-Moon, William Least--Journeys--Kansas--Chase County.
- Genre:
- Local history.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 624 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
- Summary:
- Details the author's journey through the 744 square miles and meeting the 3,000 inhabitants of Chase County, Kansas.
- Contents:
- Crossings : From the Commonplace Book ; On Roniger Hill
- I. Saffordville : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Upon the first terrace ; Under Old Nell's skirt ; Along the Ghost Highway ; On the town: Cottonwood Falls
- II. Gladstone : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Between pommel and cantle ; About the red buffalo ; Atop the mound ; On the town: Courthouse
- III. Thrall-Northwest : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Of recharging the system ; Down in the hollow ; By way of spelling Kansas ; On the town: the Emma Chase
- IV. Fox Creek : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; After the Sixteen-sixty-six beast ; Above the crystalline basement ; Outside the Z Bar ; On the town: Gabriel's inventory
- V. Bazaar : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; In ecstasy ; Beneath a thirty-six-square grid ; Within her pages ; On the town: a night at Darla's
- VI. Matfield Green : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; En las casitas ; Ex Radice ; Via the short line to China ; On the town: versus Harry B. (I)
- VII. Hymer : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Underneath the overburden ; Within the grain of the grid ; Around half past ; On the town: versus Harry B. (II)
- VIII. Elmdale : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Up dead-end dirt roads ; In kit form: the Cottonwood Chapter ; Across Osage Hill ; On the town: versus Harry B. (III)
- IX. Homestead : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Beyond the teeth of the dragon ; Amidst the drummers desirous ; Regarding Fokker niner-niner-easy ; On the town: the life and opinions of Sam Wood (I)
- X. Elk : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Among the Hic Jacets ; Out of the Totem Hawk lexicon ; At the Diamond of the Plain ; On the town: the life and opinions of Sam Wood (II)
- XI. Cedar Point : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; To consult the genius of the place in all ; Concerning the Glitter Weaver ; According to the Leader ; On the town: the life and opinions of Sam Wood (III)
- XII. Wonsevu : From the Commonplace Book ; In the Quadrangle ; Toward a Kaw hornbook ; Beside coming morning ; Below the turf ; Until Black Hole XTK yields its light
- Circlings : From the Commonplace Book ; Over the Kaw track.
- Notes:
- "A Peter Davison Book."
- Mountains & Plains Book Award, 1992.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Heat Moon, William Least. PrairyErth.
- ISBN:
- 0395486025
- 9780395486023
- OCLC:
- 24066611
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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