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Dakota: A Spiritual Geography
Dakota A Spiritual Geography
Author: Kathleen Norris
"A book of stories, a book of prayer, a book to be read meditatively and well," DAKOTA offers a timeless tribute to a place in the American landscape that is at once desolate and sublime, harsh and forgiving, steeped in history and myth. From the award-winning author of AMAZING GRACE, DAKOTA is Kathleen Norris at her most thoughtful, her most di...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395633205
ISBN-10: 0395633206
Publication Date: 1/1993
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Ticknor Fields
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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harmony85 avatar reviewed Dakota: A Spiritual Geography on + 982 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book describes the harsh, desolate, and yet sublime landscape that embodies the contradictions of American life as lived in the small towns where history and myth have become insdistinguishable.

"A remarkable new work of nonfiction...deeply spiritual, deeply moving...an endlessly instructive book." -New York Times Book Review
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An evocation of the Great Plains and its influence on the human spirit, Dakota describes the harsh, desolate, yet subline landscape that embodies the contraditions of American life as lived in the small towns where history and myth have become indistinguishable.

What I particularly liked about this book is tha the Plains and this life is seen through the eyes of someone who was NOT raised here, but came by choice.
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A non-romanticized story of a big-city slicker's move to a tiny town and her ensuing struggles with everything from the weather to her spirituality.
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Norris is a fine writer. Dakota captures the harsh desolation of the plains while it also tells us how the plains shaped the American character.
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therubycanary avatar reviewed Dakota: A Spiritual Geography on + 44 more book reviews
A delightful look at the barronness of the midwest and how one woman fills her time with spirit.
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I liked Norris' writing style and her observations on rural America. Although I was less interested in the spiritual perspective, it did shed light on her view on the world. Very nice read.
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"With humor and lyrical grace, {Norris is} at once a pondering visionary and a news reporter covering the essence of what there is tosee and touch in a land so vast that it seems more like an ocean that it does earth." (San Francisco Chronicle)
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A good spiritual and actual exploration of life in the western Dakotas.
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