{"product_id":"ghost-dances-josh-garrett-davis-9780316199841","title":"Ghost Dances: Proving Up on the Great Plains","description":"Growing up in South Dakota, Josh Garrett-Davis knew he would leave. But as a young adult, he kept going back -- in dreams and reality and by way of books. With this beautifully written narrative about a seemingly empty but actually rich and complex place, he has reclaimed his childhood, his unusual family, and the Great Plains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the subjects and people that bring his Midwestern Plains to life are the destruction and resurgence of the American bison; Native American \"Ghost Dancers,\" who attempted to ward off destruction by supernatural means; the political allegory to be found in \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e; and current attempts by ecologists to \"rewild\" the Plains, complete with cheetahs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Garrett-Davis infuses the narrative with stories of his family as well -- including his great-great-grandparents' twenty-year sojourn in Nebraska as homesteaders and his progressive Methodist cousin Ruth, a missionary in China ousted by Mao's revolution. \u003ci\u003eGhost Dances\u003c\/i\u003e is a fluid combination of memoir and history and reportage that reminds us our roots matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Garrett-Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316199842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316199841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/04\/2012 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2012","brand":"Josh Garrett-Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896408727807,"sku":"9780316199841","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8cd236c-af81-4010-b327-dc25a9498b00.jpg?v=1721371321","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghost-dances-josh-garrett-davis-9780316199841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}