{"product_id":"ghost-dances-proving-up-on-the-great-plains-9780316199841","title":"Ghost Dances: Proving Up on the Great Plains","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in South Dakota, Josh Garrett-Davis knew he would leave. But as a young adult, he kept going back--in dreams and reality and by way of books. With this beautifully written narrative about a seemingly empty but actually rich and complex place, he has reclaimed his childhood, his unusual family--and the Great Plains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the subjects and people that bring his Midwestern Plains to life are the destruction and resurgence of the American bison; Native American \"Ghost Dancers,\" who attempted to ward off destruction by supernatural means; the political allegory to be found in \u003cem\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz;\u003c\/em\u003e and current attempts by ecologists to \"rewild\" the Plains, complete with cheetahs. Garrett-Davis infuses the narrative with stories of his family as well--including his great-great-grandparents' twenty-year sojourn in Nebraska as homesteaders and his progressive Methodist cousin Ruth, a missionary in China ousted by Mao's revolution. GHOST DANCES is a fluid combination of memoir and history and reportage that reminds us our roots matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Garrett-Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316199841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/04\/2012 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Garrett-Davis\u003c\/b\u003e has an MFA from Columbia and is currently a PhD student in American history at Princeton. \u003ci\u003eGhost Dances\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39955580256371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_23870473-53aa-4401-8821-1a92760da13b.jpg?v=1648652443","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/ghost-dances-proving-up-on-the-great-plains-9780316199841","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}