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Henry Charles Bryant (1835–1915) was an English portrait and landscapes painter known for his farmyard and market scenes which were noted for their great attention to detail. He worked mainly in London and Portsmouth and exhibited frequently between 1860 and 1880 at the Royal Academy , the British Institution and the Royal Society of British ...
The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis was the first U.S. science fiction dime novel [1] and archetype of the Frank Reade series. It is one of the earliest examples of the so-called " Edisonade " genre. [ 2 ]
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life (also published as The California & Oregon Trail) is a book written by Francis Parkman.It was initially serialized in twenty-one installments in Knickerbocker's Magazine (1847–49) and subsequently published as a book in 1849.
The frontispiece and title page of Commerce of the Prairies A Map of the Indian Territory, published in Commerce of the Prairies. Gregg's book Commerce of the Prairies, published in two volumes in 1844, is an account of his time spent as a trader on the Santa Fe Trail from 1831 to 1840 and includes commentary on the geography, botany, geology, and culture of New Mexico. [6]
The Indians are more complex characters than most or any of the white characters in the book. In The Prairie, the Tetons are the most loathsome, evil characters aside from Abiram, and yet Hard-heart of the Pawnee is the most honorable and brave character after the trapper. [citation needed]
Imperial Plots: Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the Canadian Prairies is a 2016 book by Sarah Carter, professor of history at the University of Alberta. The book documents the history of female homesteaders on the Canadian Prairies and the relationship between that history and Canadian colonialism.
James Sinclair Ross, CM (January 22, 1908 – February 29, 1996) was a Canadian banker and author, who wrote novels and short fiction about life on the Canadian Prairies. [1] He is best known for his first novel, As For Me and My House .
The Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail is a state-designated system of trails and wildlife sanctuaries in the Texas Panhandle in the United States. It is one of the four major wildlife trail systems designated by the State of Texas. The trail system consists of two separate groups of rails.