Great Plains Literature

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

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

An essential reference tool on Nebraska

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

A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.

Great Plains Politics (Discover the Great Plains)

The history and ecology of this American symbol from the origins of the great herds that once dominated the prairie

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

A beautifully illustrated memoir of Nebraska farm life.