Natives of a Dry Place (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781941813041)

Before the oil industry transformed western North Dakota, the natives of Stanley went about their normal, everyday lives. For generations, inhabitants of this wheat-growing region developed a combination of resoluteness, steadfastness, devotion to the community, and ever-present modesty. Contrasting these values with the trials of the modern oil-boom community, author Richard Edwards examines the old town's virtues through the stories of those who built and sustained a community on the dry, open plains in the twentieth century. A deeply personal look at a small North Dakota town, Natives of a Dry Place focuses on a not-so-distant past and takes readers on a journey of reflection to a time before big oil. Edwards uses his experience as both a historian and an economist to delve into the overarching questions of what makes a community and how it survives during times of upheaval.

Author: Richard Edwards
ISBN-10: 1941813046
ISBN-13: 9781941813041
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
Language: English
Published: 09/25/2015
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.47h x 5.61w x 0.52d