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Now a New York Times bestseller! Long hidden in archives, Laura Ingalls Wilder's original handwritten autobiography is a tribute to her family and her experiences as a pioneer. Written for an older audience, Pioneer Girl is her first-person narrative of the settling of Dakota Territory, the building of the railroad west, and life as a pioneer. The stories in this autobiography formed the basis of Wilder's international best-selling autobiographical novels, known as the Little House Series.For more information visit: www.pioneergirlproject.org

2023 American Writing Awards Winner - Sports On the eve of World War II, Stewart Ferguson, a football coach from a tiny Arkansas agricultural college, decided the sport ought to be played for fun. Under a bizarre contract that made no bones about whether they ever won a game, "Fergie" and his team of misfits piled into a rickety bus for a three-year barnstorming odyssey that would see the Wandering Weevils of Arkansas A&M befuddle their opponents with slapstick antics, become media and fan favorites, and earn the moniker "the Marx Brothers of Football." Born in Missouri and raised near Mitchell, South Dakota, this son of a stern Methodist minister was a larger-than-life personality with equally outsized opinions. Fergie left an indelible impression on generations of athletes, first in Louisiana, then at Dakota Wesleyan University and Arkansas A&M, and later as head coach at Deadwood High School, where he led the Bears to their first ever football conference championship. In Football for Fun, authors Bill Bell and Peter Oltchick draw on rich sources, including Ferguson's unpublished memoirs and interviews with former players and family, to bring this remarkable South Dakotan--and the often cutthroat world of high school and collegiate sports--to life."Fergie, the football coach, is an All-American character. The book is a rollicking fun read." -- Tom Flynn, Dan Rather Reports, CBS News

When Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote her autobiography, Pioneer Girl, she had no idea that children across the United States would be reading about and falling in love with Laura Ingalls and her family just two years later. Pioneer Girl: The Path into Fiction traces the evolution of Wilder's matter-of-fact memoir of her girlhood in Wisconsin into a bestselling novel for children. Along the way, editor Nancy Tystad Koupal discloses previously unknown aspects of this story as she examines the various drafts of Little House in the Big Woods.The third volume in the Pioneer Girl Project series, Pioneer Girl: The Path into Fiction follows Wilder as she steps away from autobiography and into the world of fiction. Wilder handed her memoir over to her daughter, novelist and journalist Rose Wilder Lane, for editing, but when the revised versions of Pioneer Girl failed to attract a publisher, Lane reframed the Wisconsin portion of her mother's autobiography as juvenile fiction. The resulting twenty-one-page picture-book manuscript, "When Grandma Was a Little Girl," featured Pa's well-honed tales told within the cozy Ingalls home in 1870s Wisconsin. This manuscript captured the attention of a New York publisher, who wanted more words--15,000 more words--about pioneer life for readers aged eight to ten. Accepting the challenge, Wilder returned to Pioneer Girl for additional material. As she wrote, she created multiple drafts and a completed manuscript for Lane to edit and type. Collecting all the unpublished drafts in Pioneer Girl: The Path into Fiction, editor Koupal documents Wilder's process and explores the roles of authors, editors, and agents in the crafting of children's fiction.Koupal reveals that as Wilder continued down the path, she came to understand that writing novels freed her to restructure events, create stronger, combined characters, and fit truth into the space between fact and fiction. The succession of manuscript drafts that paved the way from the original Pioneer Girl to the publication of Little House in the Big Woods reveals the strengths of Wilder as an author and Lane as an editor and agent. The relationship brought forth the best efforts of both women and created a childhood classic.

"In the late 1800s, eleven-year-old Jessamine Spear Johnson received her first camera from her mother, which would spark her lifelong love of photography. With that camera (and many others), Johnson witnessed and captured the day-to-day activities on her dude ranch and the western frontier in Montana and Wyoming. Her images also depict the rapid changes that took place in the early 1900s, from the increasing prevalence of domestic mammals and modern machinery to the ranch roles held by women to the reservation life of the Crows and Cheyennes. On 25 June 1926, Johnson captured the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Battle of Little Bighorn. To advance her skill, Johnson also experimented with angles and objects in her compositions and photographic processing techniques that were not common at the time, such as hand-tinting and double-exposure layering, which allowed her to record western scenes in a unique and aesthetically pleasing way. The photographic art of Jessamine Spear Johnson, including iconic prints often not credited to her, is now showcased and explained in this collection"--

"Not long before embarking on a tour with his own band, author Chris Vondracek discovered the autobiography of Lawrence Welk, the most famous musician to emerge from the Dakotas. This memoir traces Vondracek's attempt to learn from Welk's example and his own family history while traveling the Northern Great Plains"--

"Populism, a farmer-led movement that called for sweeping economic reforms, became a major political force in the 1890s. Though short-lived, Populism's heyday has received ample attention from historians of the Northern Great Plains. But how did agrarian radicals and left-of-center farmers' groups in the region respond to the massive political changes of the twentieth century? This collection of essays by historian William C. Pratt sheds light on this period by tracking the evolution of farmer activism and its impact across space and time. This broad, analytical history of rural movements on the northern plains pays close attention to local particularities and variations from broader national, and even international, trends. After Populism explores farmers' relationships to Socialist groups; the persistence of radicalism in isolated plains communities; agrarian radicals' involvement in local affairs; women's roles in radical farm groups; the importance of the Farmers Union in regional and national politics; repeated, unsuccessful attempts at third-party organizing; and the gradual decline of progressive farm protest in the late twentieth century. Pratt's work builds on research in collections from throughout the Great Plains, as well as documents from the Russian State Archive in Moscow and Federal Bureau of Investigation records. In addition, he pulls from decades of personal interviews and site visits, allowing him to add colorful anecdotes that help bring his subjects to life on the page"--

This book follows six mischievous adventures of Iktomi, the Lakota name for the American Indian "Trickster." As he encounters animate forces in the wind and trees, as well as ever-present creatures such as mice, buzzards, prairie dogs, and a coyote, Iktomi repeatedly makes poor, selfish decisions and refuses to learn from his mistakes.

For generations, the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder have defined the American frontier and the pioneer experience for the public at large. This volume presents three typescripts of Wilder's original Pioneer Girl manuscript in an examination of the process through which her autobiography was transformed into the Little House series.

"Given that his contemporaries hailed businessman James K. P. Miller as "the foremost citizen of Deadwood" and stated that his "name will always be coupled with the prosperity of Deadwood and the Black Hills," it would seem that he should be as well remembered as Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock, Harris Franklin, and W. E. Adams. Yet, few in Deadwood or elsewhere have ever heard of James K. P. Miller. Dime novels did not make him a Western legend, as they did Wild Bill and Calamity Jane. No buildings carry his name, unlike Bullock and Franklin who have hotels named after them and Adams who has a museum and historic house. Similarly, Miller did not gain fame by dealing with outlaws, like Bullock, by making a fortune, like Franklin, or through philanthropy, like Adams. Miller is not even buried in Deadwood. Though time has erased most evidence of Miller's activities, he refused to let the gold camp wither away when its fortunes faded in the 1880s. By advancing several large projects, persuading outside investors to join him, and convincing railroads to build in, Miller became the town's preeminent promoter and developer. These actions brought a permanency that had never existed before. To some residents, Miller was the "savior of Deadwood.""--

A group of gnomes made from found objects secretly helps Western artist Charles Russel and his apprentice Joe De Young find inspiration to finish a painting. Includes historical background and instructions on how to craft a gnome.

Includes discussion questions, hand-on activities and an interview with the author.

Reveals how the sixteenth president shaped the country beyond the Mississippi River. Richard Etulain focuses on Lincoln's role in remaking the West while providing a concise overview of his life. He also advances Lincoln scholarship by looking at efforts to memorialize the president in the decades following his assassination.

Sets aside official narratives of the Wounded Knee Massacre and centres instead on the voices of survivors and witnesses. Their memories shed new light on the day that ultimately ended in the loss of over two hundred Lakota men, women, and children.

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty came to America. If Liberty had been a real woman, she would have had no voice in her new country. She could not vote or run for office. The men in charge of unveiling the statue in New York Harbor even declared that women could not set foot on the island during the welcoming ceremony.

Published in full for the first time, the 1833-1835 Fort Union Letter Book features dispatches from several prominent fur-trade figures. This rare official record of outgoing correspondence reveals intriguing details about the day-to-day workings of an industry on the cusp of change.

Presents a set of original essays that illuminate key aspects of the American suffrage movement. Scholars uncover previously untold stories of the women who travelled immense distances to win over a diverse, often contentious public.

Follows Donald G. (""Don"") Smith from his childhood through college, flight training, and Army Air Corps service, highlighting the young man's transformation from South Dakota boy to American hero.

Presents the biography of Benjamin Reifel, the first Lakota to serve in the United States Congress, offering an alternative to depictions of American Indians as victims of eighteenth and nineteenth century conquest by showcasing the life of a man who prospered in the American mainstream without forsaking his racial identity.

Collects essays from historians and scholars who identify major influences on the political culture of South Dakota. Against a backdrop of agricultural ups and downs, varied religious beliefs, and powerful personalities, the authors examine ingredients critical to the success and failure of civic movements, legislation, and political campaigns.

After the Great Spirits created the world, the Trickster fooled the Pte Oyate (Buffalo Nation) into leaving the Underworld. They became the Ordinary People and needed help to survive. Tatanka, the holy man, turned himself into a Buffalo and sacrificed his powers for the people. With all that Tatanka provided, the Ordinary - or Lakota - People adapted to the earth around them and prospered.

A prowling wildcat finds a surprise in an old dried-up buffalo skull. A group of mice are dancing the night away and not paying attention to the dangers around them. Does the wildcat spell doom for the mice, or will they escape to safety? Dance in a Buffalo Skull is an American Indain tale of danger and survival on the Great Plains.

From successful well-driller to governor and United States senator, Peter Norbeck (1870-1936) worked tirelessly for South Dakota. A progressive Republican, strong supporter of the policies of Theodore Roosevelt, and early conservationist, he was a towering figure in state politics. In Peter Norbeck: Prairie Statesman, Gilbert Fite has written his definitive biography.

Offers the definitive history of the state. Beginning with the earliest American Indian settlers, Herbert S. Schell traces the history of this region midway between the Midwest and the West. This classic account provides a picture of South Dakota's political, economic, social, and environmental history, identifying the local, regional, national, and global forces that shaped the fortieth state.

Written after he left northwestern South Dakota, pioneer rancher W. H. Hamilton provides observations about ranching, stock handling, hunting, weather, soil, wildlife, and the landscape. Illustrated, notes.

Letter books, which contained copies of all outgoing correspondence, were once common items at all posts on the upper Missouri, but only a few survive today. Those that do vividly illustrate the nature of commerce on the Northern Great Plains during the first half of the nineteenth century. Michael M. Casler and W. Raymond Wood have transcribed and annotated these rare documents.

THUMP! BOOM! BAM! Animals stop and listen. A new sound is in the forest. The beat vibrates through the trees and across the meadows. What is it? Where is it coming from? Muskrat and Skunk thump on a hollow log - BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Birds begin to dance. Buffalo and Antelope join in. There is a rustle in the bushes; a large shape emerges. The animals scatter. Muskrat and Skunk drum on.

In recounting episodes from Catherine Rademacher Gibson's childhood, her daughter Mary Gibson Sprague shares a narrative common to many plains families that migrated throughout the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. The tales take on new life as they are paired with paintings created by Catherine in her adult years.

South Dakota is often thought of as a conservative or red state, but its political culture is much more variegated and unpredictable than such color-coded references might imply. The state contains its own geographic variations and political subcultures. The first volume illustrated the complex nature of state politics and cyclical change over time, and this new group of essays concentrates on some of the unpredictability and contradictoriness of the state and its citizens. The editors have brought together ten essays on a diverse number of topics to consider the state's underlying political culture. Contributors deliberate over such topics as the influence of political organizations, conservatism, patriotism, leadership, local and national political culture, people's movements, and cowboy politics in an effort to develop a fuller sense of where South Dakota fits into the growing study of modern political culture.

These thirteen essays, taken from the pages of South Dakota History, the quarterly journal of the South Dakota State Historical Society, explore modern American Indian political and cultural life. In five themed sections, contributors examine the tremendous changes the Sioux experienced during the twentieth century.

Nancy Tystad Koupal has collected essays from noted scholars of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life and work that explore the themes and genesis of Wilder's writings. Pioneer Girl Perspectives sheds new light on the story behind Wilder's original manuscript and examines the ways in which the author and her daughter and editor, Rose Wilder Lane, worked to develop a marketable narrative.