· JONES, Stephen R. The last prairie, a Sandhills journal. Univ. of Nebraska Press, Bison. p. illus. bibliog. c $ JSA A tender, compelling contribution to ecology, Jones's immersion in the Nebraska prairie underscores the importance of natural beauty to human contentment. This vast but fragile expanse comes to life in The Last Prairie, a collection of twenty essays by Stephen R. Jones ranging from fascinating descriptions of dancing prairie-chickens, courting fireflies, and the annual migratory flight of a half-million sandhill cranes to equally vivid accounts of trailblazing homesteaders, range wars, and devastating storms/5(16). · The Last Prairie: A Sandhills Journal by Stephen R. Jones The Nebraska Sandhills are the largest remaining relic of the majestic prairies that once extended from the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains.
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