{"product_id":"an-american-corner-of-the-world-paperback","title":"An American Corner of the World - 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\u003eDavid J. Wishart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn American Corner of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep geography of an American place: Richardson County, Nebraska. It tells the story of the changing patterns and rhythms of life there, from the first occupants, hunters and gatherers thousands of years ago, right through almost to the present. In one sense, it is a county history, but in another sense it is a case study, representative of innumerable rural counties throughout the Midwest and Great Plains that experienced similar stages of initial rapid population growth and subsequent sustained population decline. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why, then, select Richardson County, when so many other suitable case studies could have been chosen? The answer lies in the enduring presence of Native Americans, with the Iowa and Sac and Fox reservations still occupying the southern reaches of the county. Their experiences over time are also representative of those of other Native American nations across the country, though again expressed locally in distinctive ways. This juxtaposition of accounts of Native American dispossession and American succession allows a fuller story to be told than if only one side were related--and it identifies Richardson County as an intrinsically American corner of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid J. Wishart\u003c\/b\u003e is an emeritus professor of geography at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of the Great Plains\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2007), and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eAn Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 1997). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978201366829,"sku":"9780933307438","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/GCkZiS_c349780933307438.webp?v=1775800988","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/an-american-corner-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}