{"product_id":"heartland-river-a-cultural-and-environmental-history-of-the-big-sioux-river-valley-paperback","title":"Heartland River: A Cultural and Environmental History of the Big Sioux River Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon K. Lauck\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to \u003ci\u003eHeartland River\u003c\/i\u003e, Midwest\/Great Plains historian and son of the Big Sioux River valley Jon K. Lauck, writes, \"Recognizing the Big Sioux River is not only a critical exercise in finding a place in an increasingly digital and placeless world, but also an important exertion of cultural identity, a quest for the recognition of a lost watershed in the center of our nation during an era when the coasts dominate our society and the American interior remains neglected.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 19 essays that follow, readers will find a cornucopia of delights and warnings. From \"A River Through Time\" to \"Don't Drink the Water,\" for example, the writers document early river cultures and bacterial contamination today. The collection's six sections cover almost every conceivable aspect of this 420-mile-long prairie river dividing South Dakota and Iowa and Minnesota and a major tributary to the Missouri River, never before the subject of a book: Natural History and Indigenous Peoples; Explorers, Settlers, Outlaws, and War; Writers, Scholars, and Artists; Politics; Water Quality; and Personal Reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent books by Jon K. Lauck, University of South Dakota, are\u003ci\u003e From Warm Center to Ragged Edge: The Erosion of Midwestern Regionalism, 1920-1965\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Region: Toward a Revival of Midwestern History\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). He is also editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Interior Borderlands\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), winner of a 2020 Midwest Book Award, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2011, 2014, and 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 403\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.05 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422514229497,"sku":"9780931170966","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6BDn8N6xMB9780931170966.webp?v=1779271045","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/heartland-river-a-cultural-and-environmental-history-of-the-big-sioux-river-valley-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}