Great Plains Literature

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 wide-angle look at one of the most significant groups of people in the country

An essential reference tool on Nebraska

Nebraskan Jeri Shute recounts tales from a bygone era.

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

A searing coming-of-age memoir set against the arid landscape of rural North Dakota, where homosexuality “seems akin to a ticking bomb.”

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

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

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.

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)