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This book contains essays by contemporary Nebraska nonfiction writers. Greg and I have visited the Sandhills of Western Nebraska and fell in love with this amazing countryside. Besides the sandhills topography which is like none other, the stories of the area are like none other as well. The land was a harsh and lonely land for the pioneers, especially the women. Willa Cather and Marie Sandoz are two of the great authors from the area. It is still a lonely country and attracts those only able to...
My favorite story in this anthology is "Far Brought",about the changes in the current ecosystem wrought by our beloved Arbor Day planting of trees over generations in a land meant for praire grasses. Made me reconsider my pride in Arbor Day and worry about the future of my "family farm' there.
Wide ranging essays and points of view from a state where people assume everybody is the same.