Preface to the Bison Books Edition
List of Illustrations
Preface
I. THE PAST
The Land
The First People
The River
The Next People
The Island
II. THE PRESENT
The Sandbar
The Shoreline Forest
The Wet Meadow
The Wood Lot
The Prairie
III. THE FUTURE
The Future of the River
The Future of the People
The Future of the Past
Afterword
APPENDIX
Checklist of Birds of the Middle Platte Valley
Checklist of Mammals of the Platte Valley
Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Hall County
Checklist of Platte River Fishes in Nebraska
Checklist of Common Plants on the Platte River Flood Plain
Bibliographical Notes
Further References
Acknowledgments
Index