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Bad Land: An American Romance

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Seduced by the government's offer of 320 acres per homesteader, Americans and Europeans rushed to Montana and the Dakotas to fulfill their own American dream in the first decade of this century. Raban's stunning evocation of the harrowing, desperate reality behind the homesteader's dream strips away the myth--while preserving the romance--that has shrouded our understanding of our own heartland.

From the Hardcover edition.

Language: English

Pages: 386

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 01, 1985

Bad Land: An American Romance

0/5 ( ratings)

Seduced by the government's offer of 320 acres per homesteader, Americans and Europeans rushed to Montana and the Dakotas to fulfill their own American dream in the first decade of this century. Raban's stunning evocation of the harrowing, desperate reality behind the homesteader's dream strips away the myth--while preserving the romance--that has shrouded our understanding of our own heartland.

From the Hardcover edition.

Language: English

Pages: 386

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 01, 1985

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