Great Plains Literature

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

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

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

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

The history of the greatest migration in the United States

A study of what makes this region’s climate unique by presenting a historical climatology of extreme weather events

Great Plains Politics (Discover the Great Plains)

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

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

The autobiography of the Willa Cather Foundation's first leader and visionary.

Mellen Press, NYC: 1989
Hardbound

ISBN: 0889462186
Dimensions: 9.4 × 6.5 × 0.75 in
Weight: 1.2 lb

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