Great Plains Literature

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

A searing coming-of-age memoir set against the arid landscape of rural North Dakota, where homosexuality “seems akin to a ticking bomb.”

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

A gripping history and account of black enslavement in Nebraska

A fast-paced noir novel set in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930

A gritty noir novel set in rural Nebraska

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

USS Arizona sailor, Donald Stratton delivers an inspiring and unforgettable eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack and his remarkable return to the fight. 

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

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

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