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

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

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

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

The history, geography, and geology of the plains and the birds that inhabit it. 

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

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

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