Download or read book Homesteading the Plains written by Richard Edwards and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Homesteading the Plains offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of our national narrative and most scholars' harshly negative and dismissive treatment. Homesteading the Plains reexamines old data and draws from newly available digitized records to reassess the current interpretation's four principal tenets: homesteading was a minor factor in farm formation, with most Western farmers purchasing their land; most homesteaders failed to prove up their claims; the homesteading process was rife with corruption and fraud; and homesteading caused Indian land dispossession. Using data instead of anecdotes and focusing mainly on the nineteenth century, Homesteading the Plainsdemonstrates that the first three tenets are wrong and the fourth only partially true. In short, the public's perception of homesteading is perhaps more accurate than the one scholars have constructed. Homesteading the Plainsprovides the basis for an understanding of homesteading that is startlingly different from current scholarly orthodoxy. "--

Download or read book Homesteading in Nebraska written by Barrett Williams and published by Barrett Williams. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Homesteading in Nebraska Your Comprehensive Guide to Self-Sufficient Living** Unlock the secrets to a bountiful and self-sustaining life with "Homesteading in Nebraska," your definitive guide to building and maintaining a thriving homestead in the heartland. This meticulously crafted eBook is designed to equip you with all the knowledge and skills necessary to transform a piece of Nebraska land into a flourishing and self-reliant oasis. From the first step of selecting the ideal land to the intricate details of financial planning, "Homesteading in Nebraska" covers every aspect of homesteading with clarity and precision. Covering a wide range of topics, this eBook is your go-to resource for - **Establishing Your Nebraska Homestead** Navigate the essentials of land selection, understanding Nebraska's unique climate and soil, and legal considerations to kickstart your homesteading journey. - **Soil Management and Regeneration** Learn the art of testing and amending soil, composting, and crop rotation for a high-yield harvest. - **Growing Organic Vegetables and Fruit Orchards** From building garden plots to season extension techniques, discover how to grow a variety of organic vegetables, fruit trees, and berries. - **Raising Livestock and Poultry** Master the essentials of selecting and caring for livestock and poultry, ensuring a steady supply of meat, eggs, and dairy. - **Sustainable Water Management and Renewable Energy Solutions** Implement innovative water conservation techniques and renewable energy solutions to minimize your ecological footprint. - **Food Preservation Techniques** Safeguard your harvest with detailed guides on canning, freezing, dehydrating, fermenting, and pickling. Additionally, this eBook delves into the vital aspects of building and construction, natural health practices, financial planning, and community building. It even addresses the emotional and familial aspects of homesteading, offering strategies for maintaining harmony and celebrating successes on your homestead. "Homesteading in Nebraska" is more than just a survival guide; it's a blueprint for building a prosperous, sustainable lifestyle. Whether you're a seasoned farmer or a beginner dreaming of rural life, this book provides all the tools you need to succeed in the Cornhusker State. Take the first step towards independence and a more fulfilling life—start your homesteading journey today!

Download or read book Homesteading in Lincoln County Nebraska 1874 1899 written by Ruby Roberts Coleman and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rain Follows the Plow written by Robert Donald Clark and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reopening the Frontier written by Brian Q. Cannon and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first ever history of the post-World War II homesteading program that provided frontier land to returning veterans. Reveals the many challenges they faced--and how they helped change our perceptions of the modern American West.

Download or read book Grandmother Tolles Reminisces about First Homesteading in Nebraska written by Sarah Augusta Ankeny Tolles and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Unspeakable Sadness written by David J. Wishart and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the interactions between American Indians and Euro-Americans, none was as fundamental as the acquisition of the indigenous peoples’ lands. To Euro-Americans this takeover of lands was seen as a natural right, an evolution to a higher use; to American Indians the loss of homelands was a tragedy involving also a loss of subsistence, a loss of history, and a loss of identity. Historical geographer David J. Wishart tells the story of the dispossession process as it affected the Nebraska Indians—Otoe-Missouria, Ponca, Omaha, and Pawnee—over the course of the nineteenth century. Working from primary documents, and including American Indian voices, Wishart analyzes the spatial and ecological repercussions of dispossession. Maps give the spatial context of dispossession, showing how Indian societies were restricted to ever smaller territories where American policies of social control were applied with increasing intensity. Graphs of population loss serve as reference lines for the narrative, charting the declining standards of living over the century of dispossession. Care is taken to support conclusions with empirical evidence, including, for example, specific details of how much the Indians were paid for their lands. The story is told in a language that is free from jargon and is accessible to a general audience.

Download or read book The Only Wonderful Things written by Melissa J. Homestead and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on newly uncovered archives, The Only Wonderful Things offers a groundbreaking look at American novelist Willa Cather's creative process by arguing that the writer's life partner, magazine editor Edith Lewis, had a crucial impact on Cather's literary work.

Download or read book Family Recollections of Homesteading in Iowa and Nebraska 1850 90 written by Janet Kimpston Herz and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses family life in 19th century Iowa and Nebraska, referring to daily life, schooling, religion, courtship, and marriage.

Download or read book U S History written by P. Scott Corbett and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printed in color. U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.

Download or read book The Homestead at 4112 North Post Road Omaha Nebraska written by John Witt and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-20 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last family compound in Omaha built by renown architect, John Latenser, Sr is described with photos and details. Information on Latenser's descendants who occupied the house is included. By the 1930's, 89 out of 98 city blocks in Omaha had at least one building designed by John Latenser and Sons. Latenser designed more than a dozen buildings that are currently included on the National Register of Historic Places. The original Cornhusker Football stadium in Lincoln, NE was designed by Latenser. The Homestead was sold in 1980 and is no longer in the family.

Download or read book Fourteen Plus written by Don Lineback and published by . This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pioneer Girl written by and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the early childhood and life of Grace Snyder, whose family owned a Nebraska homestead in the late nineteenth century and endured the hardships and dangers of the prairie.

Download or read book Backcountry Ghosts written by Josh Sides and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California is an infamously tough place to be poor: home to about half of the entire nation's homeless population, burdened by staggering home prices and unsustainable rental rates, California is a state in crisis. But it wasn't always that way, as prize-winning historian Josh Sides reveals in Backcountry Ghosts. In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, the most ambitious and sweeping social policy in the history of the United States. In the Golden State more than a hundred thousand people filed homesteading claims between 1863 and the late 1930s. More than sixty thousand Californians succeeded, claiming about ten million acres. In Backcountry Ghosts Josh Sides tells the histories of these Californian homesteaders, their toil and enormous patience, successes and failures, doggedness in the face of natural elements and disasters, and resolve to defend hard-earned land for themselves and their children. While some of these homesteaders were fulfilling the American Dream--that all Americans should have the opportunity to own land regardless of their background or station--others used the Homestead Act to add to already vast landholdings or control water or mineral rights. Sides recovers the fascinating stories of individual homesteaders in California, both those who succeeded and those who did not, and the ways they shaped the future of California and the American West. Backcountry Ghosts reveals the dangers of American dreaming in a state still reeling from the ambitions that led to the Great Recession.

Download or read book Homesteading Space written by David Hitt and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it, a space station was conceived as the logical successor to the Apollo moon program. But between conception and execution there was the vastness of space itself, to say nothing of monumental technological challenges. Homesteading Space, by two of Skylab s own astronauts and a NASA journalist, tells the dramatic story of America s first space station from beginning to fiery end. Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbing, sometimes humorous, often inspiring account of the determined, hardworking individuals who shepherded the program through a near-disastrous launch, a heroic rescue, and an exhausting study of Comet Kohoutek, as well as the lab's ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean. Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them in training, during the mission, and in bringing them safely home.

Download or read book Relief of Certain Homesteaders in Nebraska written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Light on the Prairie written by Nancy Plain and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alongside sixty-two of Butcher's iconic photographs, "Light on the Prairie" conveys the irrepressible spirit of a man whose passion would give us a firsthand look at the men and women who settled the Great Plains.