Great Plains Literature

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.

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

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 essential reference tool on Nebraska

A novel about the real people and events that were shaped by the land, animals, and plants of the Central Plains

Nebraskan Jeri Shute recounts tales from a bygone era.

How black Homesteaders' heralded America's Great Migration

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

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

A beautifully illustrated memoir of Nebraska farm life.