Mr. Edwards has collected excerpts from letters, diaries, newspapers, Official Reports, and other eyewitness accounts to document more than 100 hostile actions in the Indian Territory during the Late Unpleasantness. His "Introduction" is the best summary of the war in the Indian Territory that I've read in a long time. This book belongs in the library of any serious student of the Civil War and will be a "great read" for those who are only casually interested.

As a result of decades of conservation research we now understand the basic underlying value and fundamental necessity of sustaining prairie wetland ecologies for the overall well-being of the ecosystem, with implications for wildlife habitation, and the impact of human activity (including agriculture) upon natural resources. Henry R. Murkin, Arnold G. van der Valk, and William R. Clark have successfully collaborated in summarizing the findings of the Marsh Ecology Research Program (MERP) in Prairie Wetland Ecology: The Contribution Of The Marsh Ecology Research Program, which also reflects the contributions from ten field experts. This comprehensive and long term prairie wetlands research project was a joint effort of Duck Unlimited Canada and the Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Station. Prairie Wetland Ecology is a superb and highly recommended introduction to prairie wetland ecology research in general, and MERP in particular, as well as providing a superbly informative background for further ecosystem research.

I am a 8th grade English teacher. I saw the review for this novel in The Horn Book. It was excellent! The plot is straight forward and the tension in the story does not let up until the last page. It is a good book to develop questions and ethical debates with your students. "What would you do" will be in your head as you read the entire book. Questions as to Clay O'Brien's true character will also come up. You also have to decide if Mary Kathleen O'Brien description of her husband is accurate. It is a good "thinking book. The book is a quick read with only 184 pages. The print is medium size as well. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction with a bit of suspense thrown in!

I loved this book because I am oringinally from the west and I like the way that the author described the this heroine and her hardships in the old pioneer west. I think you should make this book more showable for the public. And I want to know when you get her new book? I like her writing!

This is the journal of the wife of a country doctor. Her life revolved around the quilts she made for her community, and her daily journal reflects this, naming her trials and successes, especially with her quilts. The pictures of the quilts were beautiful, and made me use her quilts as wonderful patterns for my own quilts. Reading her journals made me feel as if I were in her shoes, taken back in time. I enjoyed this book very much.

Very informative not only in the happenings of a year in and around the town of Peterson, but also an in-depth and easy to understand history of the area begining with the formation of the land during the glacial age. The black & white photos rival the quality of Ansel Adams. This book is more than just and excellent coffee table print. This could be any midwest farming community.

I loved this book. The writer knows what happens to young adolescents when they don't "fit in" to their high school society. They get harrassed, rejected, taunted and humiliated, and some teachers look on and fail to protect, even seem to sanction. But the grieving young man in this fast moving story takes to the near by woods and prairie, studies the plants and animals, hangs out with the natural world. And is richly rewarded by being needed in a restoration project. The story could not be more timely, when we are all talking about teenage anger and its sometimes tragic expression. Edith Nash

This is absolutely the best guide for preparing fresh vegetables! I love to cook, and I love to eat, but I'm always too busy. This cookbook gives me LOTS of quick recipes (from main dishes to salads and sides) that are consistently delicious. I'm a nurse and nutritionist, so being able to see the nutritional analysis of each recipe is a nice bonus.

This book takes us through the year in the tallgrass prairie, from the first awakenings of spring, through the glory of summer, the last blooms of autumn, and the dormancy of winter. It helps us appreciate the uniqueness and beauty of this special ecosytem, both in its informative, well-written text and beautiful line drawings. It will appeal to both children and adults.

It has a real romance to it, even though it is through a christians view. It helps you understand that God might not have the plans that you planned on, but his plans always work out for good.