ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRAIRIE
From French, from Old French praierie, from Latin prātum meadow.
10 QUOTES WITH «PRAIRIE»
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prairie.
There are grander and more sublime landscapes - to me. There are more compelling cultures. But what appeals to me about central Montana is that the combination of landscape and lifestyle is the most compelling I've seen on this earth. Small mountain ranges and open prairie, and different weather, different light, all within a 360-degree view.
Radio was my lifeline as a kid growing up in Winnipeg in the 1950s. It connected me with the wider world outside our little prairie city.
'Mustanging' was like trout fishing. It is always the big ones that get away. When you did get a bunch of them into a corral, you found they did not look half so large and handsome as when they were first sighted on the prairie.
East and Gulf Coast states are at risk of hurricanes; prairie and other central and southern states are constantly threatened by tornados; and western states commonly face damaging droughts. Extreme weather does not discriminate by American geography.
Casper Wyo., population 18,000 when I was born, was large enough to hold the surprises of civilization, but small enough that the prairie was close by - for some in our town, right out the front door - stretching on forever, under the great curving sky.
Anybody who has stood on the prairie in North Dakota has felt the force of the wind and knows that our state has an inexhaustible supply of wind power. The potential here to create jobs and draw millions of dollars in new investment to North Dakota is enormous.
A duck's nest was found today near the trail on the dry open prairie with as far as could be seen no water or marsh near. The bird flew off but could not tell what species. The eggs nine originally.
I could see myself in some sort of pioneer bonnet, it's my childhood fantasy, but I think I look too Jewish for the prairie.
Metrics are not a device for restraining the mad, any more than 'open form' or free verse is a prairie where a man can do all kinds of manly things in a state of wholesome unrestrictedness.
My father had owned a ranch when he was younger, in Montana, and he remembered riding his horse across the prairie and seeing some large bones sticking out of the ground. He was enough of a geologist, being a sand and gravel man, to have a pretty good notion that they were dinosaur bones.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAIRIE»
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prairie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Little House on the
Prairie
They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their little house on the prairie. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1994
2
Prairie: A Natural History
Stunningly presented illustrations capture the beautiful and haunting vistas of North America's central grasslands, as well as sidebars illuminating a wide variety of species, and other aspects of natural history and tales of successful ...
3
Prairie Dogs: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, ...
The series includes approximately 175 titles and covers pets of every kind: dogs, cats, and birds of many breeds, as well as fish, reptiles, rabbits, hamsters, and just about any other animal that people keep as a pet.
Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, 2002
A FASCINATING, HEARTBREAKING, AND ULTIMATELY UPLIFTING TALE OF SELF-DISCOVERY FROM THE BELOVED ACTRESS WHO EARNED A PERMANENT PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS WHEN SHE WAS JUST A CHILD To fans of the hugely successful television series ...
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The Crowded
Prairie: American National Identity in the ...
This book employs the Hollywood Western as a medium for examining the many tensions - political, racial, sexual, social and religious - which have beset modern America. The author discusses the changes in the genre itself over the years.
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The Black-Tailed
Prairie Dog: Social Life of a Burrowing Mammal
Enhanced by more than 100 photographs, this book illuminates the social organization of a burrowing mammal and raises fundamental questions about current theory.
7
Death in a
Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the ...
A mystery story and authoritative portrait of the artist as a young man looks at the myths surrounding architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the brutal 1914 murders of seven adults and children, and the destruction by fire of Taliesin, his landmark ...
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Little Blog on the
Prairie
Thirteen-year-old Genevieve's summer at a frontier family history camp in Laramie, Wyoming, with her parents and brother is filled with surprises, which she reports to friends back home on the cell phone she sneaked in, and which they turn ...
Cathleen Davitt Bell, 2010
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Prairie Flower: A Year on the Plains
New applique patterns in the Kansas City Star heritage.
A native of the Nebraska prairie watches as her neighbor, a doctor's wife from New York, succumbs to madness.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAIRIE»
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prairie is used in the context of the following news items.
Wireless 'black market' offers cheap Prairie rates in rest of Canada
... rest of Canada, you can try the wireless "black market." Recent postings on Kijiji offer Prairie prices to residents of other provinces — for a fee. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Prairie View A&M students, law enforcement share an uneasy past
Prairie View A&M students haul their laundry to the campus laundromat. The campus makes up most of the city of Prairie View. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
Foodstuffs: 'New Prairie Kitchen,' Malo, Trostel's Dish
Our prairie cooks! The author of the "New Prairie Kitchen," a debut cookbook that features several local top chefs, will be in Des Moines Aug. «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
Prairie Days succeeds amid hot, humid weather
PRAIRIE CITY — Families attending Prairie Days had to battle the heat all weekend, but clear weather allowed for kids to run around the ... «Newton Daily News, Jul 15»
Silvis police seek person who burned flag at Phipps Prairie Park
SILVIS -- A U.S. flag flying at half mast was pulled down and burned while still hanging on a pole at Phipps Prairie Park, Silvis police reported ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
Healthtech Startup ConsortiEX Closes $1M Round Led By Open …
ConsortiEX, a healthcare IT startup with roots in both Wisconsin and Massachusetts, has closed a $1 million funding round led by Open Prairie ... «Xconomy, Jul 15»
True-crime author Ann Rule, who profiled Debora Green of Prairie …
Rule also wrote an account of Prairie Village doctor Debora Green, who killed two of her children in a 1995 arson. Rule died at Highline ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
Regina hosts 1st Prairie Grand Volleyball Tournament
The first-ever Prairie Grand Volleyball Tournament is taking place this weekend at the Regina Rugby Park. The tournament is raising money for ... «News Talk 650 CKOM, Jul 15»
Prairie dogs may relocate from horse rescue
Prairie dogs may relocate from horse rescue. By John ... As many as 60 prairie dogs may soon be bound for a new home if Boulder County ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
Blooming Prairie woman, brother charged in 19-year-old Texas …
BLOOMING PRAIRIE — A Blooming Prairie woman and her brother face capital murder charges in Texas for their alleged role in the slaying of ... «Austin Herald, Jul 15»
