Great Plains Literature

Chronicle of a devastating flood in Nebraska on May 31, 1935.

A gripping Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town.

A chronicle of Standing Bear's six-hundred-mile walk to return the body of his only son to their traditional burial ground and the complex relationship between the U.S. Government and the Ponca Indian tribe.

Award-winning stories of matter-of-fact cruelty and the hopeful fragility of humanity

Readers will delight in the story of Harriet as she searches for her father in the American West

A study of what makes this region’s climate unique by presenting a historical climatology of extreme weather events

A wide-angle look at one of the most significant groups of people in the country

Poems recording the devastation unleashed on the Great Plains by the blizzard of January 12, 1888

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Iowa twentieth century family farm epic based on Shakespeare’s “King Lear”

Nebraskan Jeri Shute recounts tales from a bygone era.

A story of freedom through bold action, strong testimony, and heartfelt eloquence from one of Native America's greatest heros.

A study of regional identity and a sense of place on the Great Plains