Great Plains Literature

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

A joyous and personal exploration of the realm of the Kaw River, which stretches from the High Plains of Colorado to the Kansas City metro area

A gripping history and account of black enslavement in Nebraska

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

Calling for a Blanket Dance

The history of the greatest migration in the United States

An essential reference tool on Nebraska

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

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

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

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