The Prairie Novel and the European Immigrant: New Perspectives for the Geography Classroom.

Wyckoff, William

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ERIC Number: EJ216781

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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The Prairie Novel and the European Immigrant: New Perspectives for the Geography Classroom.

Wyckoff, William

Journal of Geography, V78 n6 p226-30 Nov 1979

Discusses using novels set in North and South Dakota and Nebraska for geography instruction. Novels examined are: "The Emigrants" (Bojer), "Giants in the Earth" (Rolvaag), "Spring Came on Forever" (Aldrich), "Take All to Nebraska" (Winther), and "My Antonia" (Cather). (KC)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Geography Instruction, Human Geography, Literature, Novels, Secondary Education, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nebraska; North Dakota; South Dakota

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