Prairie thunder
Subtitle: the nature of Colorado's great plains
By: Dave Showalter ; foreword by Richard Manning
Contributors: Manning, Richard
Publisher: Skyline Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Pueblo, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781888845761
Subjects: Grasslands; Prairie animals; History
Description: Foreword -- Introduction -- Prairie thunder -- Colorado's abundant plain -- Prairie spring -- Prairie chickens -- Bison on the great plains -- Homesteading and the dust bowl -- Prairie summer -- War -- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge -- Extinct! -- Prairie autumn -- Buffalo commons -- A new conservation model -- Prairie winter -- Piñon Canyon controversy -- The future of Colorado's great plains -- Afterword.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Prairie thunder; title: Colorado's abundant plain; title: Prairie spring; title: Prairie chickens; title: Bison on the great plains; title: Homesteading and the dust bowl; title: Prairie summer; title: War; title: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge; title: Extinct!; title: Prairie autumn; title: Buffalo commons; title: A new conservation model; title: Prairie winter; title: Piñon Canyon controversy; title: The future of Colorado's great plains; title: Afterword.