{"product_id":"ghost-dances-proving-up-on-the-great-plains-hardcover","title":"Ghost Dances: Proving Up on the Great Plains - Hardcover","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\u003eJosh Garrett-Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e; and current attempts by ecologists to \"rewild\" the Plains, complete with cheetahs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eGhost Dances\u003c\/i\u003e is a fluid combination of memoir and history and reportage that reminds us our roots matter.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.6 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 August 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44323688874119,"sku":"9780316199841","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/M6cSSkC67H9780316199841.webp?v=1775087361","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ghost-dances-proving-up-on-the-great-plains-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}