the Prairie and Making of Middle America

"The Prairie and the Making of Middle America: Four Centuries of Description" is a comprehensive scholarly examination of how the vast interior grasslands of North America have been depicted and conceptualized in literature and historical accounts from the earliest European explorations through the early 20th century. Dorothy Anne Dondore meticulously traces the evolution of the American Midwest, analyzing how the landscape influenced the creative imagination and the cultural identity of the United States.The work spans four hundred years of narrative history, encompassing the reports of Spanish and French explorers, the journals of pioneers, the observations of travelers, and the works of poets and novelists. By exploring these diverse descriptions, Dondore illustrates the transition of the prairie from a wild, formidable frontier to the agrarian and industrial heartland of the nation. This study serves as both a literary history and a cultural geography, highlighting the interplay between the physical environment and the people who settled it.Rich in detail and broad in scope, this volume remains a vital resource for understanding the regionalism of Middle America. It offers profound insights into the myths and realities of the American West, making it essential reading for scholars of American literature, history, and environmental studies.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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