South Dakota Biography Series – serie
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Writer's Life
Häftad, 2007
166 kr
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In Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life, Pamela Smith Hill delves into the complex and often fascinating relationships Wilder formed throughout her life that led to the writing of her classic Little House series. Using Wilder's stories, personal correspondence, an unpublished autobiography, and …
Seth Bullock
Black Hills Lawman
Häftad, 2009
155 kr
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Much of Seth Bullock’s modern renown comes from television, motion pictures, and his friendship with President Theodore Roosevelt. But Bullock was much more than the frontier law enforcer portrayed in fictional accounts. In Seth Bullock: Black Hills Lawman, David Wolff examines the life work of …
Red Cloud
Oglala Legend
Häftad, 2015
202 kr
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A celebrated warrior who led his people to victory on the battlefield, Red Cloud was also a skilled diplomat who transitioned the Oglala Sioux to reservation life. In Red Cloud: Oglala Legend, John D. McDermott examines Red Cloud’s early years, his rise to prominence, and his struggle to protect …
George Armstrong Custer
A Military Life
Häftad, 2021
198 kr
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On 25 June 1876, a combined force of Lakotas and Northern Cheyennes defeated the troops of the Seventh United States Cavalry Regiment on the bluffs overlooking the Little Big Horn River in Montana. This disaster for the United States Army resulted in the deaths of 267 cavalrymen, including their …
Abraham Lincoln
A Western Legacy
Häftad, 2020
185 kr
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Best remembered as the man who carried the United States through a civil war and emancipated four million slaves, Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of nearly seventeen thousand books. While historians have chronicled his life and presidency, they rarely go beyond his assassination by John Wilkes …
George Washington
Citizen, Soldier, Statesman
Häftad, 2026
185 kr
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When he died in 1799, George Washington was eulogized as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” As commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and the nation’s first president from …
Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane
Deadwood Legends
Häftad, 2008
185 kr
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Although Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane spent only a few weeks in Deadwood at the same time, their fame and fate have become intertwined and their relationship legendary. James D. McLaird examines the contemporary accounts that turned these two Wild West wanderers into dime-novel and …
Hugh Glass
Grizzly Survivor
Häftad, 2016
185 kr
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In 1823, the most famous grizzly bear attack of all time left Hugh Glass struggling for life on the plains of present-day South Dakota. Abandoned by his comrades, he crawled two hundred miles to the nearest trading post and then set out on an odyssey of revenge, only to forgive the men who had …
Controlled Recklessness
Ed Lemmon and the Open Range
Inbunden, 2015
363 kr
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As a cowboy, Ed Lemmon saddle-handled more cattle than any man in history. As a cattleman, he oversaw the largest fenced pasture in the world. Equally at home in both roles, Lemmon balanced reckless risk-taking and controlled management to shape the development of the cattle industry and become a …
Controlled Recklessness
Ed Lemmon and the Open Range
Häftad, 2017
244 kr
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As a cowboy, Ed Lemmon saddle-handled more cattle than any man in history. As a cattleman, he oversaw the largest fenced pasture in the world. Equally at home in both roles, Lemmon balanced reckless risk-taking and controlled management to shape the development of the cattle industry and become a …
Sacajawea
Mystery, Myth, and Legend
Häftad, 2023
185 kr
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Mystery, myth, and legend surround Sacajawea, one of the few American Indian women whose name and singular significance have not been lost to history. Without Sacajawea's knowledge and assistance, the Corps of Discovery's venture to explore the furthest reaches of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase may …
Following the Footsteps of Laura Ingalls Wilder
An Editor's Reflections
Inbunden, 2026
363 kr
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In this volume of the Pioneer Girl Project, Nancy Tystad Koupal compiles more than a decade’s worth of blog posts, covering a vast range of topics related to Laura Ingalls Wilder: LauraPalooza conferences, behind-the-scenes accounts of publishing the Pioneer Girl Project and Little House books, …
