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The great plains states of America

by Peirce, Neal R.
Published by : W.W. Norton & Company (New York) Physical details: 402 p. ISBN:0393053490.
Subject(s): Great Plains
Year: 1973
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Includes Bibliography and Index

The Great Plains States: a regional view -- Missouri: microcosm U.S.A. -- Iowa: agristate extraordinary -- Minnesota: the successful society -- North Dakota: still the lone prairie -- South Dakota: state of reluctant change -- Nebraska: "a place to come from or a place to die"? -- Kansas: the eclipsed state -- Oklahoma! -- Texas: land of the monied establishment.

Outlines the characteristics, problems, and progress of the nine Great Plains states and describes the region's geographical features.