Readers will learn how agricultural practices, global warming, hunting, and urban development have changed the area.

Includes index. Electronic book.

Plains environments -- How do plains form? -- North America's Great Plains -- The early Great Plains environment -- Native Americans and the Great Plains -- Pioneer settlement of the Plains -- Farming the Great Plains -- Dust Bowl years -- How did the Dust Bowl end? -- The Great Plains today -- A great idea! -- Other plains around the world -- A few more plains -- Challenging but hopeful.