Great Plains Literature

Nebraskan Jeri Shute recounts tales from a bygone era.

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

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

A gripping history and account of black enslavement in Nebraska

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

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

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

A novel in a series by Kent Haruf that unveils the immemorial truths about human beings

A compelling account of one woman's childhood captivity within Native Americans, her adult life of freedom and celebrity, and the reality that she never wanted to leave.

Poems recording the devastation unleashed on the Great Plains by the blizzard of January 12, 1888

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