Great Plains Literature

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

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

An eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit

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

A gripping history and account of black enslavement in Nebraska

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

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.

An exploration of influential literature of the Plains region in both the United States and Canada

A concise guide through the geological development of the Great Plains region

An essential reference tool on Nebraska

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.