The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century

by R. Douglas Hurt

The Great Plains, known for grasslands that stretch to the horizon, is a difficult region to define. Some classify it as the region beginning in the east at the ninety-eighth or one-hundredth meridian. Others identify the eastern boundary with annual precipitation lines, soil composition, or length of the grass. In The Big Empty, leading historian R. Douglas Hurt defines this region using the towns and cities--Denver, Lincoln, and Fort Worth--that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816529728
• ISBN13: 9780816529728
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"