Ian frazier is the author of travels in siberia, great plains, on the rez, lamentations of the father and coyote v. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, great plains takes us from the site of sitting bulls cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by. He brings the history alive by sharing lesser known facts and anecdotes of well known figures and great events. Ian frazier is the author of great plains, the fishs eye, on the rez, family, and travels in siberia, as well as dating your mom, lamentations of the father, and.
Ian frazier is a staff writer at the new yorker and most recently. Frazier traveled some 25,000 miles across the great plains states that is from the dakotas to texas. Frazier, staff writer for the new yorker and author of dating your mom, here explores the great plains at random, seeking the past and embracing the present. By 1983, when ian frazier arrived in his chevy van to chronicle the great plains, most of the dangers an easterner once faced on americas mythic steppe had abated. Browncolored dust storms originate in kansas, and red ones in oklahoma. In 1982, new yorker essayist frazier dating your mom, 1985. Great plains by ian frazier national bestseller with his unique blend of intrepidity, tongueincheek humor, and wideeyed wonder, ian frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and mythinspiring great plains. All you have to do is look at the endpapers of great plains to get a sense of what ian frazier is up to in. Frazier retells the amazing story of the western plains. In ian frazier s bestselling great plains, he described meeting a man in new york city named le war lance, an oglala sioux indian from oglala, south dakota. Great plains by frazier, ian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
This book makes you want to go and see this area yourself, for beauty, for history and for the open sky and plains. Great plains is a bestselling travelogue by ian frazier sharing the history and the heart of the american west. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read great plains. Great plains by ian frazier, first edition abebooks. Ian frazier presents his impressions of the great plains as a whole portion of the central states but more interesting is his interaction with various indians and their take on their history. As frazier roams the dakotas, wyoming, nebraska, and southwards, visiting points of interestsitting bulls cabin. Ian frazier has 37 books on goodreads with 38922 ratings. Ian frazier is the author of great plains, on the rez, family, coyote v. Ian frazier s most popular book is travels in siberia. Ian frazier is the author of great plains, the fishs eye, on the rez, family, and travels in siberia, as well as dating your mom, lamentations of the father, and the cursing mommys book of days.
I have been nurturing an interest in the prairiesavannaplains for a while now. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Great plains by ian frazier abebooks passion for books. All you have to do is look at the endpapers of great plains to get a sense of what ian frazier is up to in his latest book. A great writers journey of exploration in an american place that is both strange and deeply familiar. By 1983, when ian frazier arrived in his chevy van to chronicle the. Great plains by ian frazier is one of those travel essays that might serve as the source of arcane facts useful as party trivia. National bestsellerwith his unique blend of intrepidity, tongueincheek humor, and wideeyed wonder, ian frazier takes us on a journey of. This allows him to integrate historical profiles and vignettes with his contemporary personal travel. Frazier moved from new york to montana and became enraptured with the great plains, logging over 25,000 miles of travels over several summers. A case in point is great plains, humorist ian fraziers account of his wanderings in the 1980s, which manages to combines history, humor and adventure into one charming package. Click to read more about great plains by ian frazier.
Ian frazier books list of books by author ian frazier. Ian frazier is the author of great plains, the fishs eye, on the rez, and family, as well as coyote v. I would compare this book to john mcphees coming into the country. From the site of sitting bulls cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by.
Ian frazier, great plains fraziers book does ramble a bit, just like his travels. In on the rez, frazier returns to the plains and focuses on a place at their centerthe pine ridge reservation in the prairie and. This is a very good book about the great plains as it was and the natives who were there first. Its not something i have always been interested in.
Nowadays most travelers only fly over the great plains but ian frazier, ever the intrepid and wideeyed wanderer, is not your average traveler. I read this book while in the great plains which made it more exciting. Ian frazier born 1951 in cleveland, ohio is an american writer and humorist. Great plains by ian frazier 2001, paperback, revised for. He is the author of travels in siberia, great plains, on the rez, lamentations of the father and coyote v. National bestsellerwith his unique blend of intrepidity, tonguein. He wrote the 1989 nonfiction history great plains, 2010s nonfiction travelogue travels in siberia, and works as a writer and humorist for the new yorker. National bestsellerwith his unique blend of intrepidity, tongueincheek humor, and wideeyed wonder, ian frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and mythinspiring great plains. See all books authored by ian frazier, including great plains, and on the rez, and more on.
A frequent contributor to the new yorker, he lives in montclair, new jersey ian frazier. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, great plains takes us from the site of. A frequent contributor to the new yorker, he lives in montclair, new jersey. He brings us into the lives of modern people of the plains by sharing what he learned meeting them, talking with them. Acme, among other works, all published by farrar, straus and giroux. Great plains by ian frazier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Great plains by ian frazier, first edition abebooks passion for books. Nobody better, better than nobody, 1987 moved to montana, exploring the nearby great plains during subsequent summers. Taking us on a journey of more than twentyfive thousand milesup, down, and across the vast and mythinspiring great plains frazier shares his many diverse adventures. Buy great plains later printing by ian frazier isbn. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, great plains takes us from the site of sitting bulls cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by bonnie.
Published in 1989, the book is frazier s ode to the open country that sprawls through 10. I enjoyed great plains more than i thought i would. That immense western shortgrass prairie so inspired him that he now sings its praisesand laments its declinein a traveloguehistory steeped in gentle humor and a bonedeep regard. With his unique blend of intrepidity, tongueincheek humor, and wideeyed wonder, ian frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and mythinspiring great plains. Along the way, in the visitor center in badlands national park, i picked up ian frazier s great plains, a book that was recommended to me by a friend a couple of years ago. Reporter at large about the great plains, about 2500 miles long and.
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