North of the Platte South of the Niobrara: A Little Further Into the Nebraska Sand Hills

By Bryan L. Jones

Book Overview

Filled with adventurous writing, sharp scrutiny, meticulous and audacious use of language, North of the Platte, South of the Niobrara: A Little Further into the Nebraska Sand Hills winds around its subjects the way the rivers and creeks of the Great Plains twist around humps of prairie grass, ranches and rock outcroppings. The ambitious goal of author Bryan Jones was to create a fresh understanding of the Nebraska Sand Hills from the inside. Surely he has done that, and more. He reflects with almost unbearable poignancy on war and its consequences, and with fierce advocacy on two beloved Nebraska poets. He brings humor and occasional cynicism to reflections about "the metaphysical and metaphorical aspects" of the Sand Hills, Ted Turner and other newcomers, the Sandoz family and other old-timers and a considerable chunk of Western history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936205831
• ISBN13: 9781936205837
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Stephen F. Austin University Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"