Between the Nebraska border and Osage County, Oklahoma, are the Flint Hills of Kansas, and growing on those hills the last of the tallgrass prairie that once ranged from Canada to Texas, and on those fields of bluestem, cattle graze - and tending the cattle, someone like Jim Hoy, whose people have ranched there from, well, not quite time immemorial, but pretty darn close. Hoy has always called the Flint Hills home and over the decades he has made a study of them - their tough terrain and quiet beauty, their distinctive folk ...
Read More
Between the Nebraska border and Osage County, Oklahoma, are the Flint Hills of Kansas, and growing on those hills the last of the tallgrass prairie that once ranged from Canada to Texas, and on those fields of bluestem, cattle graze - and tending the cattle, someone like Jim Hoy, whose people have ranched there from, well, not quite time immemorial, but pretty darn close. Hoy has always called the Flint Hills home and over the decades he has made a study of them - their tough terrain and quiet beauty, their distinctive folk life and cattle culture - and marshaled his observations to bring the Flint Hills home to readers in a singular way. These essays are Hoy's Flint Hills, combining family lore and anecdotes of ranching life with reflections on the region's rich history and nature. Whether it's weaning calves or shoeing horses, checking in on a local legend or a night of high school basketball in nearby Cassoday, encountering a coyote or a badger or surveying what's happened to the tallgrass prairie over time, summoning cowboy traditions or parsing the place's plant life or rock formations, he has something to say - and you can bet it's well worth hearing. With his keen eye, understated wit, and store of knowledge, Hoy makes his Flint Hills come alive, and in the telling, live on.
Read Less
Add this copy of My Flint Hills: Observations and Reminiscences From to cart. $21.67, like new condition, Sold by Goodwill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of My Flint Hills Observations and Reminiscences From to cart. $22.50, like new condition, Sold by Michener & Rutledge Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Baldwin City, KS, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of My Flint Hills: Observations and Reminiscences From to cart. $28.16, fair condition, Sold by ICTBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wichita, KS, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. Book shows heavy wear from use and may contain signifcant amounts of marking writing. May not include dust jacket and bear library markings. LISTING USES STOCK PHOTOS AND COVER MAY VARY. Ships via USPS and typically arrives within 10-12 business days.
Add this copy of My Flint Hills: Observations and Reminiscences from to cart. $30.73, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of My Flint Hills: Observations and Reminiscences From to cart. $25.21, fair condition, Sold by Reliant Bookstore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from El Dorado, KS, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of My Flint Hills to cart. $30.59, new condition, Sold by indoo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Avenel, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of My Flint Hills: Observations and Reminiscences From to cart. $52.42, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of My Flint Hills: Observations and Reminiscences From to cart. $88.88, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by University Press of Kansas.
