Shingling the Fog and Other Plains Lies (Paperback)


"More than corn grows tall on the American Plains. Here for the delectation of amateur folklorists is a collection of country whoppers from the frontier of Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa-funny and fantastic yarns and anecdotes of pioneer vintage that belie the erroneous notion that the men and women who settled the Plains were 'grimly serious' forerunners of Grant Wood's farming couple."-Publishers WeeklyRoger Welsch has written numerous books. He delivers a "Postcard from Nebraska" on CBS Sunday Morning.

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"More than corn grows tall on the American Plains. Here for the delectation of amateur folklorists is a collection of country whoppers from the frontier of Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa-funny and fantastic yarns and anecdotes of pioneer vintage that belie the erroneous notion that the men and women who settled the Plains were 'grimly serious' forerunners of Grant Wood's farming couple."-Publishers WeeklyRoger Welsch has written numerous books. He delivers a "Postcard from Nebraska" on CBS Sunday Morning.

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General

Imprint

Bison Books

Country of origin

United States

Release date

March 1980

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

March 1980

Authors

Dimensions

203 x 133 x 9mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade

Pages

160

ISBN-13

978-0-8032-9700-5

Barcode

9780803297005

Categories

LSN

0-8032-9700-9



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