Discusses the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, using maps, illustrated fact spreads, and other illustrated material to highlight the land, history, and people of each individual state.
National Bestseller Most travelers only fly over the Great Plains--but Ian Frazier, ever the intrepid and wide-eyed wanderer, is not your average traveler.
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" This new edition of one of the foundational works of western American history features an introduction by Great Plains historian Andrew R. Graybill and a new index and updated design.
An in-depth examination of the effects of World War II on the Great Plains states brings to life the voices and experiences of the residents of the region in recounting the stories of the daily concerns of ordinary people.
Using the voices of women homesteaders, agrarian socialists, Jewish farmers, Mexican meatpackers, New Dealers, and Native Americans, this book creates a sweeping survey of contested race relations, radical politics, and agricultural ...
FISHER, TE ATA (1895–1995) Te Ata Fisher was a storyteller, dancer, and singer who spread Native American legends and stories throughout the world. Her father was part Choctaw and Chickasaw. Her mother might have been part Osage.
And the English explorer John Bradbury, himself a botanist, commented in 1811 that he had never seen anywhere corn “in finer order, or better managed” than at the Arikara villages. Bradbury also noted their fine stands of squashes, ...
The buffalo once numbered in the millions in the plains and prairies of North America. But by 1879, they were in danger of extinction. Can four people change the fate of the buffalo?
George A. Haecker Bahr Vermeer and Haecker Architects Eaton , Leonard K. Gateway Cities and Other Essays . Ames : Iowa State University Press , 1989 . WATER TOWERS See WATER : Water Towers WINDMILLS See IMAGES AND ICONS : Windmills ...
A beautifully rendered reference guide to the Great Plains portion of the famous expedition through the American West highlights the explorer's remarkable encounters with previously undocumented flora and fauna as they moved through the ...