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 gritty noir novel set in rural Nebraska

Discover the wonders of birds and their incredible migratory voyages

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 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 novel about the real people and events that were shaped by the land, animals, and plants of the Central Plains

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

Three women, decades apart from each other, fight for love and agency in a rural Kansas community seemingly frozen in time.

A drama about the complicated relationships connecting the residents of a small-town farming community