Conquering the Great American Desert: NebraskaNebraska State Historical Society, 1975 - 456 Seiten |
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... keep them out of the succulent farm crops . The fencing problem on treeless grasslands had been encoun- tered by settlers long before waves of settlement had reached Neb- raska . The first settlers on the prairies of Indiana , Illinois ...
... keep them out of the succulent farm crops . The fencing problem on treeless grasslands had been encoun- tered by settlers long before waves of settlement had reached Neb- raska . The first settlers on the prairies of Indiana , Illinois ...
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... keep warmth in the now well - ventilated room . Benches were drawn up around the stove and the children bedded down for the night . Then a new development presented itself — the room was filling with smoke . Wind had so shaken the ...
... keep warmth in the now well - ventilated room . Benches were drawn up around the stove and the children bedded down for the night . Then a new development presented itself — the room was filling with smoke . Wind had so shaken the ...
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... keep their cattle in but to keep the homesteaders out . On February 25 , 1885 , Congress passed an act forbidding fencing public domain . President Cleveland then ordered the re- moval of fences from government land , and for a time it ...
... keep their cattle in but to keep the homesteaders out . On February 25 , 1885 , Congress passed an act forbidding fencing public domain . President Cleveland then ordered the re- moval of fences from government land , and for a time it ...
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The Great American Desert | 3 |
Sod Construction | 21 |
Fuel | 49 |
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