Great Plains Literature

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A tribute to the writing of Willa Cather and the prairie world of Webster County, Nebraska

A gritty noir novel set in rural Nebraska